The Coral Isles – days ten and eleven
January 5, 2010 by Bruce · Leave a Comment
Well, we might not be home yet, but really, it’s like it’s all over already.
Just 2 days of straight sailing back to Sydney.
Bit of a downer, really.
Again, with nothing but 360 degree views of open water, there was little point in bringing out the camera. Read more
The Coral Isles – day nine
January 4, 2010 by Bruce · Leave a Comment
Noumea, the capital of New Caledonia.
As usual, we were docked fairly early (around 8:00 am or so) which allowed you the opportunity to get off the ship and do some exploring for the day.
Given that Noumea is quite large and spread out (in comparison to the other places we’ve seen on this trip), it paid to get moving early.
We got off the ship around 9:00-9:30. Read more
The Coral Isles – day eight
January 4, 2010 by Bruce · Leave a Comment
Ahhhh, Christmas Day at sea.
Now, there’s something you don’t see every year, unless of course you work on a cruise ship.
An interesting day in the sense that there was no family around other than the 3 of us; just 2000 strangers.
Judgement is still out on how I felt about this. Read more
The Coral Isles – day four
December 30, 2009 by Bruce · Leave a Comment
Lifou, another of the many islands which make up the French territory of New Caledonia.
The first thing to really catch my eye here was the abundance of butterflies. Seriously, the air was full with them!
While Cath and Max stayed on the beach, I decided to go for a walk to see what photographic opportunities I might discover. I walked about a mile to the church which we’d been able to see from the ship. As I was approaching said church, a couple (who were heading back to the beach) said “You HAVE to visit the cave.”
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The Coral Isles – day three
December 30, 2009 by Bruce · Leave a Comment
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. Read more