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Isle of Pines

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September 23rd 2015
We visited the Isle of Pines. Tour: Turtle Bay and Brush Island Boating Adventure. This was a fabulous tour. We were able to swim with a Sea Turtle at Turtle Bay and we enjoyed spending time on Brush Island. We had a close encounter with a sea snake too! ... read more

Oceania » New Caledonia » Loyalty Islands Province

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Settled by both Britain and France during the first half of the 19th century, the island was made a French possession in 1853. It served as a penal colony for four decades after 1864. Agitation for independence during the 1980s and early 1990s has di... ... read more