Once again we are having trouble sending photos so will do when able. Ile des Pins was a lovely tropical paradise with little but beach to do. The one side was snorkel friendly if you had your own to use and the other a beautiful soft sand beach. Dale climbed the height and reported it challenging but a, wonderful view. G and I walked the first beach, found a boutique, then enjoyed the second for a few hours. Absolutely lovely and quiet except for we cruisers.
Today we were off early to hike up to the point of Lifou. A bit of rough going but not like yesterday. Through the rain forest and overlooking the sea. Beautiful vistas. We then found the snorkel bay and D&D went in to see the fish. G and I walked on to the beach and then up to the other church. This island had coral beaches with rough footing. Water shoes were a must. The wind also blew swiftly on the beach. Much less than Iles des Pins.
We all tendered back to the ship early and had some lunch on Lido deck and enjoyed the live music when it started. We seemed to leave a bit later than planned. Seems there was an earthquake not too far away that they are monitoring. Tsunami would not be fun to experience although we have decided that a ship is the place to be. The captain made an announcement about "passenger safety being more important than schedule" but we couldn't hear exactly what he said. We think he is just watching and waiting to see what might change. At this point we have a sea day tomorrow and will be in Suva, Fiji the following day.
Quiet evening as they are repeating the show we saw earlier. G & I have cd of HBO Rome we are enjoying when we have time in the evenings.
Miss our family...M
I didn't even have enough sense to worry about you when I heard about a possible tsunami off of Indonesia. You are certainly doing a lot of hiking and walking on your cruise; you're going to return home ready to walk a marathon.
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