Tuesday, 29 March 2016

Isle of Pines

The Isle of Pines isn't quite an archetypal desert island as it's bigger than we expected, but I can imagine that Captain Cook's sailors must have rubbed their hands with glee at the prospect of a short break on land here.

What's so nice here is that there's so much space for passengers, those crew who are being allowed out today plus some local French from the ruling party!

There's also a lot of shade.  The sand is the finest grade I think I've ever seen and when I say it gets in everywhere, I mean everywhere!  The sea is warm and, yes, the water is the colour you see.








A few private clubs / accommodations here too




Captain Webb is about to enter the water in his bid to swim the Pacific



Little hat is still visible!
















A few impromptu stalls appeared to tap in to the cruise trade!

"Weather's hotty today"






Tender station - cold flannels and cups of water were waiting for us as made our way back to the ship

The French used this island as a penal colony until just over 100 years ago


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