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Another great day at sea! |
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At last, a great trip. The weather was like this most of the way from NZ to New Cal. |
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Baie de St Maurice |
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This cool shrine consists of a somewhat tacky silver statue of Jesus, surrounded by dozens of carved totems, featuring lizards, people, houses, birds and many other designs. It is at the dinghy landing to Vao on the Il des Pins. |
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Baie St Maurice Shrine |
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Bruce standing at the Jesus shrine with Daemon anchored in the background. |
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Fishing Canoes |
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Gadji Beach, Ile des Pins |
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Snail Boy! |
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Giant escargot are a specialty of the Ile des Pins. Very tasty! |
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Thermal Pools, Baie de Carenage, Baie du Prony |
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They may have been thermal, but they sure as hell weren't hot! |
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Kuto Bay Sunset, Ile des Pins |
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Is the view from your shower that good? |
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Tjibaou Cultural Centre Noumea |
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Tjibaou Cultural Centre Noumea |
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Best root veges ever, twice a week! |
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We Market, Lifou Island, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia |
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Old meets new... |
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Traditional house with TV aerial. Lifou, Loyalty Islands |
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My favourite beach in the world! |
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Bruce & Richard & Jen from Mystic Rhythms at Luengoni Beach, Lifou, Loyalty Islands |
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Luengoni Dog |
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Luengoni Beach, Lifou Island, Loyalty Group |
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Notre Dame de Easo |
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Easo, Lifou Island, Loyalty Group |
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Arty farty shot |
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Notre Dame de Easo. Lifou Island |
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Druelu Beach |
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Baie de Sandal, Lifou Island, Loyalty Islands |
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Druelu Beach |
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Lifou, Loyalty Islands |
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Druelu Sunset |
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Jen from Mystic Rhythms watches the sun set at Druelu Beach, Baie de Sandal, Lifou, Loyalty Islands |
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Carved Pole |
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Xepenehe, Baie de Sandal, Lifou, Loyalty Islands |
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Stella Mare Church |
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Definitely worth a visit if you are there. (And there is a great bakery down the road) Xepenehe, Lifou Island, Loyalty Group. |
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You must be Jokin... |
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Daemon, Mystic Rhythms & Close Encounters anchored in Jokin Bay, Lifou Island, Loyalty Group |
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Jokin Cliffs |
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Amazing caves with stalagmites & stalactites in the cliffs at Jokin Bay. |
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Daemon with sunset |
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Jokin Bay, (AKA Dokin, Doking Bays), Lifou Island |
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Boat winch, Jokin Bay |
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Used by the locals to lift their boats up the cliff. |
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Chief's house |
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Jokin Village, Lifou Island |
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Wow! |
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Fayaoue Beach, Ouvea Atoll, Loyalty Group |
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World's most beautiful volleyball court? |
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Fayaoue Beach, Ouvea Atoll, Loyalty Group |
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St Michel Church |
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Fayaoue, Ouvea Atoll, Loyalty Group |
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St Michel Church |
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Fayaoue Beach, Ouvea Atoll, Loyalty Group |
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Bruce Bird, International Man of Business |
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...or is it just ET phoning home? Bruce does business using all available communication methods. |
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Dawn, Kouakaue Bay |
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Grande Terre |
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Sooooo cute! |
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Ile de Porc Epic (porcupine), near Noumea, Grande Terre |
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Pole position! |
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View of Daemon from the bar, Port Moselle Marina, Noumea |
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Bruce wants one for mutinous crew! |
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Guillotine, Bourail Museum, Grande Terre |
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Traditional Kanak House |
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Bourail Museum, Grande Terre |
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NZ War Cemetery |
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Grande Terre. Beautifully kept and very moving. |
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