As you can see, it was a stunning morning when we pulled out of the harbour at 8.30am. The sea was flat calm all the way over to Phare Amedee and the kids all enjoyed it.
The first thing everyone wanted to do of course, was get changed into togs and dive into the water. They headed to the toilets to change and Emma had an experience she won't forget in a hurry! She shut the door and started to change when she saw something start to appear out of the toilet!! She didn't feel like sharing her changing space and I can tell you that there is absolutely nothing wrong with her lungs and her vocal chords are in fine fettle also!
The kids loved the trip out on the glass-bottomed boat and also out to the reef a bit later to feed large fish. New Caledonia has the largest lagoon in the world and it now has World Heritage status. The outer reef is another 25 minutes further out from the island. Scott had his day made when we saw a group of guys surfing the reef! You would have to be pretty good I would say. Falling off wouldn't be an option!
Snorkelling was a highlight though and they saw a great variety of sea life.
Unfortunately the lighthouse was closed to the public for maintenance so they were unable to scale up the 260 odd steps but they enjoyed the tropical feast and concert to follow.
We had our farewell function in the school canteen at 5.30 and it was nice to meet the host families and thank them personally for all they had done for our students. A big group photo was taken and then after performing our waiata and haka for them, we walked back to the hotel. They were all given 45mins to be organised and in bed and this was achieved with no hassle whatsoever! They are all tired after late nights and early starts and today was a big day. We will see what the weather brings tomorrow and if it's calm we will take them down to the beach for some more paddleboarding as they all loved it yesterday.
Two more sleeps to go and we will be back! In the Nouvata Parc hotel we are now staying in, my room is directly above the club or bar and tonight must be salsa night as the music is pumping and they are all Latin American dancing - very, very loudly! It's 11.30pm with no sign of the noise stopping so goodness knows what time I'll get to sleep tonight!
Au revoir!
The snakes were Emma's fear! I bet anyone who thought Emma was a shy, quiet girl has just been introduced to the vocal I know. Trying not to laugh Emma, sorry! Hope the last couple of days are great (and snake free).
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