http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/oceannomads/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from oceannomads en-us Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:53:37 +0000 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:53:37 +0000 Sailing back to New Caledonia it was great to return to this wonderful country on 'Moet' this time with 2 children with us. We have been living on board and travelling by yacht for almost 9 years now in the Pacific and feel we could spend a lifetime here and enjoy the place and the people as much as we do now.From Tanna in Vanuatu to Noumea was a fast trip for us 270 miles in 50 hours. It wa http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Caledonia/blog-360791.html Papua New Guinea is a crazy place. I've seen dogs swim half a mile across the harbour to escape the torment of their owners. We've tied our boat up to a jetty and had wizened old men and women with black teeth try to sell us gold and parrots. And when I took a local boat to Alotau I experienced the genoristy of the wantok system and was treated by the owner as well as if I had been one of the fami http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Papua-New-Guinea/blog-277089.html Landfall in Port Vila Vanuatu was made by Moet and her crew on Wednesday 25th September 700am Island time. After 7 days at sea land was a treat warm showers cold beers and finally somewhere to stand on that wasn't moving We were escorted into Vila bay by a pod of about 20 dolphins dancing around the bow in the early morning sun calling to each other and playing in our wake. It was a perf http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Vanuatu/blog-277084.html The colours of this place are amazing The finest whitest sand and some of the bluest seas we have seen in the Pacific. Visited New Cal in 2003 and going back in September 2008 for a few months of cruising swimming surfing kiting and swinging happily at anchor.Things I loved about New Caledonia buying warm crossiants from the market and having a big bowl of chocolat chaud surfing the reef b http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Caledonia/blog-272132.html