Noumea is our last port before Sydney and it is taking us a long time to pass through the Pacific Islands. The wharf is right in the centre of town and we were told that other ships have had to dock at the container wharf some distance away.
The cafe on the wharf advertised free Wifi and for the price of AUD10 Malcolm bought a fresh orange juice and spent an hour on emails, Facebook and blog. We were one of the first off the ship so we beat the Wifi rush this time.
We browsed the arts and craft stalls on the wharf and made some interesting purchases. We walked past the central park and up the hill to the Church of the Protestant Community. It was closed and looked neglected..
The Catholic Church of St Francis Xavier was grand and well maintained.
A bride and groom were posing inside the church. It looked like a commercial shoot.
The statue in the grounds was of Joan of Arc. Was she female or male?
The weather was cloudy and mild so we enjoyed strolling past the shops back to the ship at 11:30.
At 4pm we watched the ship leave the port while chatting with Canadian Gail. Only 63 hours and no time changes to Sydney from here.
Wayne and Linda sat with the smokers tonight so we had dinner with Joanne and Pauline.
The concert tonight was a second helping of Heart of Spades and Ketei told us he was getting married next week but William told us Ketei had actually not yet proposed. After the marriage would be just as good apparently.
We also had a second helping of Neil Lockwood who was more entertaining as himself. He talked about his encounters with the Beatles and had us do the lalas for Hey Jude.
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