Our third stop in three days saw us at Mystery Island which is a small uninhabited island in the Vanuatu archipelago. I had Googled this place on quite a few occasions and it was one stop which had really caught my curiosity. Just about everyone who has ever written about visiting here has really raved about it. My optimism about how our day might pan out was boosted when we got our first view on sail in. What a amazing looking island and I was very keen to go and explore.
At breakfast this morning I set off with all the intention of resisting a Bellini but as soon as our waiter asked what I wanted I crumbled at the first hurdle. So once I’d had one there had to be another.
As soon as we had finished eating we went back to the cabin to gather our things and then played our trump card which was to get on an early tender using our loyalty status.
By 9:30 we were walking around the island in an anticlockwise direction which we did for around 35 minutes. Some parts of the island are rocky in the most part it is beautiful sand. Eventually we just dropped the bags and towels under a palm and dived into the water. We spent ages in the sea today as it was just amazing, the water being completely clear and when up to your shoulders you could still see your feet. We are not snorkellers so selected a spot away from the rocks and reefs but I did hear someone say it was like swimming in an aquarium.
There were lots of locals who commute to the island when a ship is in to sell tours and souvenirs. The boat trips and snorkelling tours were very popular and not too pricey. We though just prefer to take things a little easy on the beach just periodically taking to the water every now and again to cool off.
We stayed on the beach until about 2:30 before making our way back to the jetty for the trip back to the ship.
Today we have visited paradise. What a wonderful location to spend the day.