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Now the rain has stopped / maintenant que la pluie s’est arretee

Sunday, February 25th, 2007

We arrived in Rarotonga at 3am. We were welcomed at the airport by an old guy and his guitar, singing under flower garlands. Everybody had a flower in their hair, even the security guards and the customs officials. [read on]

From one paradise to the next / d’un paradis a l’autre

Wednesday, February 21st, 2007

We arrived in Rarotonga the morning of the day we left New Caledonia. Confused? we were too. We have crossed the date line and lived the same day twice. For us, Tuesday 20th lasted 41 hours! Anyway, we are at Vara’s, on Muri Beach. And despite the cloudy weather, we are loving it.

Nous sommes arrives a Rarotonga le matin du jour ou nous avons quitte la Nouvelle Caledonie. Confus? nous aussi. Nous avons passe la ligne de date et avons vecu le meme jour 2 fois. Mardi 20 a dure 41 heures! Enfin bon, nous sommes a Rarotonga, chez Vara’s, sur Muri Beach, et en depit du temps nuaguex, on adore.

One week is so quick / une semaine passe si vite

Wednesday, February 21st, 2007
On Sunday, Annie took us to the market, held in Noumea. The market takes place everyday but is very popular on Sundays. You can find seafood, local crafts, vegetables and fruits and a bar. We then went to the Centre ... [Continue reading this entry]

Keep pedalling / continue de pedaler!

Wednesday, February 21st, 2007
On saturday Morning we left Dumbea early to catch the ferry, the Betico, to Ile des Pins. Ce crossing was dreadful, at least for those who were sea sick and those who were cleaning up afterwards. It reminded of my summer ... [Continue reading this entry]

Noumea to Bourail and back / aller retour Noumea a Bourail

Wednesday, February 21st, 2007
On Thursday morning we set off to Bourail, located about 150 km away from Noumea. On the way we stopped for lunch at la Foa, chez Banu, exquisite family restaurant located on the main street in La Foa. The seafood ... [Continue reading this entry]

New Caledonia Photos / Photos Nouvelle Caledonie

Monday, February 19th, 2007
Hello everyone. We have posted a couple of pics on Flickr. They do no justice to this wonderful country but we hope you enjoy them. Nous avos mis de nouvelles photos de Nouvelle Caledonie. Ca ne rend pas justice a ce superbe ... [Continue reading this entry]

Pinch me I’m dreaming / pince-moi je reve

Friday, February 16th, 2007

Well I (Anne) have now fulfilled one of my lifelong dreams: I am in Noumea. It hasn't sunk in yet. The combinations of bush, mountains and clear lagoons are just out of this world. We are currently staying with some ... [Continue reading this entry]

Our thougths on the trip so far / Nos pensees sur le voyage jusque la.

Sunday, February 11th, 2007

We are now more than half way through our trip. What can we say? India was the most mind blowing country. It was the shock of our lives in terms of environment, food, climate, people, customs...China was an amazing country ... [Continue reading this entry]

New Zealand pics/ photos de Nouvelle Zelande.

Sunday, February 11th, 2007
Et voila de nouvelles photos....

A brief description of Auckland / Breve Description d’Auckland

Sunday, February 11th, 2007
Auckland is very clean, very focussed on Art and not yet comparable to the Australian counterparts. There are a lot of street artists, and we saw a lot of extremely beautiful yachts. There a few nice restaurants - try Chapel ... [Continue reading this entry]