10. Easo, Lifou, New Caledonia

Wednesday, 17 OCT 2012

Easo is the name of the village on the small island of Lifou of the French possession of New Caledonia. There is no port, so the Volendam anchored in the harbor and launched several of its lifeboats to serve as tenders. This stop was a nice change from all the other westernized ports and hyper-organized tourist activities. Those who wanted to could go ashore and enjoy the beautiful beaches and wander through the vendor tents. They had some gorgeous fabrics, probably not local.

Here is one of the lifeboats loading passengers.

On the head at left is a small church with a great view. I made the hike to the top and spent over an hour taking pictures.

 

Our "floating palace" as the natives call it, at anchor in the bay.

Retrieving one of the lifeboats:

 

 

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