The Coral Isles – day three

The Isle of Pines, so named by Captain James Cook in 1774 for the proliferation of pine trees there (that’s it Jimmy, go for the obvious).
As part of New Caledonia, the common language here is French which makes communication with the locals less than perfect, although most of them can handle the basics of English.
Well, when I say the ‘basics’, I mean they can get far enough into a conversation to get you to part with your money!
Obviously, the afore-mentioned Captain didn’t think the island warranted annexing for the mother country.
Still, given that he claimed Australia 3 years later, I guess he can be forgiven for letting this one slide.

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