New Caledonia: Seven Things We Will Miss

Photo by Laurent Guiader, 2007.

Officially one month left in New Caledonia, time is slipping through our fingers. Two years have flown - where have they gone? New Caledonia is a part of us now and as some readers know, will always be a part of Pablo (who was born here). I think it will always be a part of all of us (and perhaps a small part of all of you).

So what will we miss, you ask?

1. The sun, the light, the warm weather.
2. The coral, the shells, the white sands.
3. The trees, the flowers, the fish and the birds.
4. The ease of life, the ease of living.
5. The silence and the wind.
6. The smiling people, the women who take your baby in the post office when he gets bored, the people who help you in grocery stores.
7. The blue, blue, blue of sea and sky, the transparent waters of the Loyalty Islands, and the visions of sailboats on Wednesdays at 5:15 pm.