High water

December 25th
Day 7
Isle of Pines, New Caledonia
Cruise stats:
Swell: Unpleasant
Weather: Rainy morning then clear afternoon, 28C
Internet time remaining: 80 minutes

If I ever get the crazy notion that I'd like to spend ten days on a boat again, please, someone slap me around. The days have been fun, but the nights are really getting to me. Last night I didn't get to sleep until 1am, as a result of a combination of significant boat movement and noisy drunks in the hallway outside my cabin. I'm looking forward to getting home, but I suspect the trip back is only going to get worse.

Today was our final stop, the Isle of Pines in New Caledonia. We spent the last of our Francs on history books about the island, and failed to find lunch, again. Took a lot of photos of the animals I found around the island, including a very friendly foal.

Today was Christmas day, and that meant Christmas food. The crew served up a remarkable spread. Dinner conversation was also interesting, and managed to cover both politics and religion.