Hello Everyone, Well, I'm feeling a bit of an idiot. I could have Googled the paddle steamers myself, couldn't I!!! Oh well, as I can remember having travelled on them in my youth, maybe my lapse can be called a "Senior Moment". A big thank you Mary Lou; Seamus; Chris & Caroline. (Valerie -I'll reply to you off list). Derek in (until today) Very Soggy Port Vila.