I was really enjoyed my great trip to New Caledonia!

My ship named Pacific Sun and had 11 floors. First four lower floors were for staff of ship and some equipment and next floors from 4 to 7 were for passengers and then from 8 to 11 were clubs, bars, theaters, restaurants and so on. All time ship was swinging, but I took some ginger tablets for it. First days I took these pills and after I felt good.
There was too much food. I went to the buffet for breakfast and lunch, but dinner was in the unbelievable restaurant.
My cabin was with window and I could see ocean all the time.
In the evenings, after restaurant I went to the club or show. We are got two official evenings for met the captain. It was in the big theater. All women wore beautiful dresses and men wore official suits. It was so nice!

We have 4 stays on the

Caledonia’s islands. People in New Caledonia usually have black skin and all of them speaking in French, because

New Caledonia is French colony. They are very friendly and smiling all the time. Everywhere is hot and humidity.

First

Island

Noumea looked like small beautiful town. We went to the shopping and strolled around. People a little bit more civilized then in other islands, so we’re didn’t surprise very much.

Second Island Ouvea looked like very wild – aboriginal people, coconuts (they are felt down from the palms and local people took them and gave them to tourist), huts, no roads, tropical forests. It’s seemed like you come to many years ago. There was very beautiful beach with sand looked like snow, so white and so soft. There was very blue clear water in the ocean. We have been there almost all day – drunken coconut milk, took the shells, looked aboriginal dancing and strolled around village.

Third

Island Heinghene was volcanic island. Huge mountains cover the forests and beaches with black sand. Many years ago there was eruption of volcanoes and all these place and water became black. Because of it we couldn’t swim. I was a little bit scary. Who knows what the types of animals living under the water? You can’t see them. I could see intricate stones from the water, before they were lava. No taxi, no phones, nothing. (In the Ouvea were taxis. Local people earned some money and picked up tourists to the beaches).

Fourth Divine Island looked like huge tropical place, surrounded coral beach. Sand was like on many beaches but with many corals on it. Around island were coral reefs and tourists swam there for looking it. You know, it’s only one place around the world where you can hear coral’s music. When you go down the water you can hear singing of corals.All photos are taken by Marge S.©