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THIS PIC: Guillerme Cal ducking under the roof at Ouano left, and ACROSS: We only saw one other crew of surfers during our trip - some lads from Woonona, south of Sydney. They were really mellow, highly competent surfers. This is one of the boys getting shacked at Tenia. Photos Gill. the land ‘New Caledonia’. Some 22,000 French convicts were sent there between 1864 and 1894. In 1894, French Governor Feillet turned the island into a voluntary immigration colony where, under contract, Malabar Indians, Vietnamese and Javanese workers arrived to provide labour for the first nickel mines. That period was responsible for the great ethnic diversity you will find in New Caledonia’s population today. Speaking for the affirmative in my surf-centric ‘Pacific Solution’ debate, the initial points I would make in New Caledonia’s favour are : • New Caledonia is only a short two to two and a half hour flight from Sydney or Brisbane. • It has a warm, temperate, sub tropical climate with water temps averaging 21-22 degrees during our winter. • It’s a western style island, yet you still experience a pleasant cultural hit with a potpourri of French speaking/ Euro and Melanesian locals with their different customs and language. • New Caledonia only has a population of 250,000. It boasts the largest lagoon in the world, surrounded by a 1,600 km coral reef. The surf, fishing, diving, wind and kite surfing possibilities are endless. • The classy capital city of Noumea is only 45 minutes from the international airport. You can stay a night or two in a slick hotel and do all your shopping or you can choose to depart on a surf catamaran charter the day you land. • There is no shortage of reef pass options all within a day or so travel by Catamaran. There are all sorts of nooks and crannies and reefs facing different directions to accommodate most wind and swell angles and variables. • The surf is quite consistent and generally uncrowded. • The fishing, diving and food are just insanely good. • The internet, mobile phone and general communications services are excellent. The only negatives I encountered or could envisage were that sometimes travel is a little slow on the Cat. The majority of surf breaks are reef passes on the outer atolls so they are exposed to any wind. Any breeze over 20 knots can blow out the outside reefs and also make travelling to more protected options on the Cat a little uncomfortable. To combat those minor hassles you can choose to stay at land camps at Ouano or Nekweta. Both have numerous reef pass options less than a few kilometres offshore accessible by camp based speed boats. Both options have their pros and cons. My tip? Combine the two. Make your first few days or first week a boat trip on The Black Lion or Kuare and then settle at Ouano or Nekweta or both, for the remainder of your New Caledonian stay. 60 jul/aug 20<strong>12</strong>
TRAVEL: NEW CALEDONIA There are so many reef passes that work in such a variety of conditions in New Caledonia. If it gets real big there are even quality set ups inside the lagoon. That’s Dumbea Pass Left in the foreground, and Dumbea Pass Right in the background. These reefs are some of the closest to the capital Noumea. Photo Gill. jul/aug 20<strong>12</strong> 61
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