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| WHAT A WONDERFUL ENTRANCE TO THIS HOUSE.. |
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| A TRADITIONAL KANAK WOODEN CARVED POLE |
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| A NICE PHOTO OF THE ISLANDS' PINE TREES. |
the Isle of Pines for me was the nicest island stop of all. This lovely small community on this Island is really how one would picture living in the islands. The French do a great job here as the Island seems to be well looked after with its great roads compared to most islands I've seen . This Island had the most wonderful beaches and was also really wonderful for swimming and snorkeling with its amazingly clear turquoise waters. Although they are different this reminds me of the special island pines grown on Norfolk Island not far away to the South west of this group of Islands. A very popular pine tree and are exported world wide. They are famous for their presence on a lot of Australian beaches.
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| ONE OF THE MANY CARVED FACES ON THE ISLAND. |
Here also our group got togeather for a very interesting trip around the Island looking at the many different sights to be seen of great interest was the old Gaol with the figures "1881" above the door in the walls entrance, it was not hard to conjure up thoughts of the brutality that would have emenated through the corridors of the prison with thoughts of Isle du Diable (Devils Island ) off the coast of Guyana in South America...another French prison. A walk through the prisons grounds and decaying structure showed the cells that were there and their sizes were quite small.
Wow. This is a great post, Dennis. You look so healthy and relaxed in this photo. Anyway, this is a gorgeous island. Looks like paradise to me. I'll need to get a map of the world and start learning geography.... I like to see where these places are in relation to other major land masses I know. Truly terrific photos!
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