Ratua Island, Vanuatu: Paradise found

By Nina Karnikowski
Updated February 16 2016 - 4:23pm, first published February 14 2016 - 12:15am
Ratua Island, Vanuatu
 Photo: Nina Karnikowski
Ratua Island, Vanuatu Photo: Nina Karnikowski
One of 10 bungalows scattered across the island. Photo: Nina Karnikowski
One of 10 bungalows scattered across the island. Photo: Nina Karnikowski
Snorkelling in the pristine waters.
Snorkelling in the pristine waters.

As the speedboat hurtles across the inky black waters, phosphorescence flicking out beside us like bits of shimmering stardust, my husband Pete grabs my hand. I can't see his face, but his gesture tells me he's thinking exactly what I am: that we've made the right decision to come here to Vanuatu, that whipping through the black night towards a secluded island will help us recalibrate and come back to each other after a particularly trying year.

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