Yachting in New Caledonia

sailors gathering on a beach
The Go West rally group arrives
Yachts at anchor
Our Anchorage
Tropical Beach
The beaches are pristine
Ceiling of a Loyalties Home
Interior structure of a home
Youg Loyalty Island female
Beautiful young daughter of our host
25km of Beach
This beach goes on ...forever
Writing in Sand
Our tour guides thoughts
Two sailors on a Loyalty Island Beach
Cliff and MaryAnn from Toccota
Empty tropical beach
The entire beach is for the most part... private
Tropical Beach
25 km of beach in Ouvea!
A Black Butt Eucalyptus tree
Turtles love the pass under the Mouli Bridge
Church in Loyalty Islands
St Joseph Church
American war memorial in the Loyalty Islands
American wars are the world's wars. Sadly
Monument to the Afhaganhastan War
Monument to the Afhaganhastan War
Totem for a Loyalty Island resident
A totem for the fallen
Grilled Fish
Fresh fish lunch
Coconut Crab
Lunch with Coconut Crab
Blue Hole on Ouvea
Hanawa Blue Hole -Turtle Hole on Ouvea
Lamb Shank Dinner
Yes, we are foodies!
View of tropical Bai du Prony
Bai du Prony, New Caladonia
Yacht moored in tropics
Free Mooring Bai du Prony, New Caladonia
New Caladonia red mountain
New Cal terrain on the Eastern Coast
A slave punishment in a box
Amazing what people do to people.
Track for moving logs
Historical logging rail in Bai du Prony
Hiking trail in New Caladonia
Hiking around Prony Village
Sailboat in rough water
Canal de la Havannah. A rough stretch of water!
Noumea Aquarium
This aquarium is the nicest we've visited
Coral under a black light
Coral under a black light
Ocean Nautilus
Nautilus have been breed here
Aquarium full of fish
Beautiful tanks of all fishes
Yacht anchorage
Bai du Prony has many anchorages
Red Mountain
This land is rich in Nickel Ore
Yacht Motoring
Heading to Australia

New Caledonia- Not Enough Time

We entered New Cal with the Go West Rally run by John and LeAnn Hembrow. We met them in Fiji and liked the way he ran the rally. This leg would get us to the Loyalty island group; which most times are difficult to get to. They being up wind from Nomea the standard port of entry. With rallys, the cost of entry in non traditional places is born by the group, thus making this a sweet bonus of the Go West. As usual, the pictures here tell of our time spent in the most gorgeous country. Sadly, due to wx and visa's we were not able to really meet locals and get a fuller taste of their culture and life. For a little detail, of our visit the blog (sorry I had such a good time there, there is only a couple of posts).