Next our the list of islands to visit on our Carnival cruise trip to the South Pacific was Santos Espiritu, or simply Santo.
I was so excited to finally visit this part of Vanuatu it is the next biggest and most populated part of Vanuatu apart from Port Vila so it is much lively than some of the other islands we had visited.
What makes Santo so special though is the famous shipwreck found here. The SS President Coolidge's grave is found here and was sunken by a friendly mine.
On this trip however I didn't take a wreck dive to the ship. I was on my honeymoon after all and my wife didn't have her dive licence.
But instead of doing nothing at Santo we decided to take a Zego Sea Safari not far from where the Coolidge lies. A zego is pretty much a tiny speed boat, almost like a jet ski. They have plenty of power and was something that looked like a lot of fun.
Unfortunately for us 2 of the zegos weren't working, so we were unable to get on. We were obviously dissapointed but the owner basically told us he will give us a refund and while the two other couples were able to have a go we were able to get in his speed boat while he gave us a tour and the history of Santo itself.
After about 10 minutes we saw another zego heading our way... the hotel staff were able to fix one of the zego and we were finally able to have our turn. Awesome. We got to speed past the Carnival Spirit and around other ship wrecks past the villages.
Although it was a short tour it was a nice break from snorkelling and extensive physical exercise. I love the speed of these zegos and it was well worth the trip out there.
On our way back to the ship we ran into a group of people we meet on the Carnival Spirit and took a cab with them. We had no idea where we going exactly but we ended up at nice little river end. The water was nice here and was surrounded by rainforest.
The above picture is where we got on our canoes and this spot was beautiful in itself... but this was nothing to where we were headed. The Blue Hole.
This place had the most surreal looking water I don't think I could do it any justice in words. Even the photos below probably don't give the colour the justice it truly deserves.
The canoe dropped us all off at this spot and we were able to swim in the blue waters as well as use the rope swing already set up.
In the next post I'll be taking through the next adventure I took. This next adventures was one of the most extreme things I have ever tried and I was able to take this adventure in Port Vila.
I hope you enjoyed these images of Santo. I do recommend that if you ever take a cruise to the South Pacific to ensure it includes this island. This was just 2 different tours and adventures I took but who knows how many wonders are left for discovery. Like the SS President Coolidge wreck dive for example.
I'll definitely be heading back to Santo, perhaps this time for a week or so.
Daniel Hardie
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