We arrived 2 days ago in Noumea after an easy passage from
Vanuatu. We were all extremely happy that the autopilot was finally working
after 3 months of issues. It took us about 1.5 months to order and get the
parts we needed from America to Vanuatu.
We caught lots of fish along the way. We caught 2 mahimahi, 3 tuna
and almost landed a king fish. With all that fish, plus the amazing beef from
Vanuatu, we have been eating like kings. When we arrived in New Caledonia we
had a visit from biosecurity and they took the remaining fruits and veggies we
had (which we expected), but they also took all meat other than beef, such as our
salami and chicken sausage, they took popcorn, eggs, seeds, … It was a very
extensive list, and many of the other yachties said they hardly had anything taken.
Not sure why we got so lucky. Good thing the markets are filled with amazing French
food, so we are fattening up on brie and baguettes.
We are in the Port Moselle marina, and happy to be on a dock. It
is nice that everyone can just come and go as they want. There is a carnival
across the street so Axel and Gigi have been able to explore that without us.
JD said yesterday he was walking by and saw Axel bouncing like a crazy man on
the trampoline. Axel loves the freedom of being able to do something like that
on his own, with his own money.
So far we haven't seen much, but tomorrow we plan to rent a car
and explore the interior of the island.
Cheers,
Julie
Bay of Prony and the famous pine trees of New Caledonia. We anchored here on arrival into New Caledonia then transited the rest of the way into Noumea the next day.
Noumea from the sea
Noumea harbor from the boat
No comments:
Post a Comment