Tuesday, January 14, 2025

12 January 2025 New Caledonia: Noumea We Are Here

 


This is our building.  We are on the 13th floor and have a incredible view.  We slept in as the renting of the car and the driving to Noumea took up lots of time and it was late before we were settled in.  We had a little breakfast and then off to the Casino Supermarket.  We bought essentials, came back to the apartment and had some food.  We took a walk along the promenade where there were dogs, multiple volleyball games, kite surfing, wind surfing, foil riding and lots of running



Bikini Bottoms are required, but not tops...so French


Things prohibited including no cannon balls


We have made it to the front desk


This statue is soooooo hungry


Cool art in the lobby


Blues and greens in this calm and  peaceful lagoon


New Caledonia is ringed by reefs and inside this ring is the largest lagoon in the world


The Duck Island


This is a protected swimming area with a shark proof net


Everybody loves this floating platform


The water goes on and on


Boats off in the distance


Pine trees as the sun sets


The moon is almost full


Nice buildings along the shore


A restaurant over the water


Another protected swimming area


Mr Moostache


A game of foot-volleyball


A running club, one of several


A very busy athletic beach


Poinsettias


A corgi sinking into the sand 


So many kites and wings


More dogs


Zooming over the water


Howling time


The flag that the native Kanakas


Sun setting


Nice lights at night


It has been 2 years and 221 days since we began our Migration