Email from the Ship:I just discovered that we are one day ahead of the US and 6 or 7 hours behind Fl.I'm writing this on Sun 3-7-04. Last nite-our Sat 3-6-04 we had another barbque on deck' Florence decided to be activity director and with much urging she got most of us out of our chairs and on to the dance floor. Dancing is the same everywhere, its just that I need to get better at it' It was a perfect nite for a party on the deck. The sunset was beautiful and it was full moon.Everybody had a good time even though we couldn't speak each other's language.
3-8-04 - We arrived in Noumea, New Caledonia early this morning. The pilot came on board at 4:30 am while we were still a ways out from the harbor. The island is protected by 1000 miles of corak reef so it takes a lot of skill to get a big cargo ship into the dock. So far this has been the most beautiful entrance into a harbor and I'm glad I got up at 4 am to see everything.
I love this island.It has tropical lagoons, powdery white beaches lined with coconut palms, mountains and it is a beautiful tropical island.
Today we traveled by local bus around part of the island and had lunch at a lovely restaurant by the beach. We had a fun day but I wish we had more time here. We are leaving tonight for Vanuata.
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