We departed Fiji from Vuda Pt; the last view of the delightful bar/restaurant overlooking the channel
Some of the marina staff came to sing farewell.
After a pleasant few days we made it to New Caledonia, entering the Savannah pass on dusk and at the height of the flood tide - 5kts - so were doing 11 kts over the ground.
After dark we found an anchorage in the bay of Prony.
Next morning it was off to Noumea
where we berthed at Port Moselle
next to an unusual NZ built motor yacht.
Noumea is a pleasant town with some attractive old buildings. Unfortunately many of the local inhabitants sit or lie around in various stages of inebriation.
There are many local yachts here and finding a spare visitors berth can be a problem.
The Tjibaou cultural centre
with unusual architecture.
The nearby beaches are nice.
The weather has been cool to cold and a bit wet and not to our liking.
Acclimatising for our return to Oz?
The weather window for the last leg of our Pacific crossing looks good for departure soon and, hopefully, a six day passage should see us in Brisvegas.
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