July 15th – 17th. The Gardena Hotel had only one room available, and as it’s the cheapest hotel I could find with a room, I took it. One bungalow, one bed, a simple shower and no windows. There is a fan though, which is the only solution for mosquitoes really. Anyways, this gives me, Read More

July 13th – 15th I spent the night on the docks, with a dozen trucks and another dozen cars. When I woke up, around 6AM, there was already over a hundred scooters queuing up for their tickets. Later I learnt they were waiting for the morning boat, to Rote, the island just next door., Read More

16 July 2012 While Claire was finishing the last details for her flights back to Noumea, I went to Toll to fill up the forms about the insurance claim. It’s quite straightforward in terms of process, as James explained, but it will be denied at first, and I must appeal afterwards. There is however,, Read More