This morning we had a very early departure from Melbourne (7:10 am!) to Brisbane, where we connected with a flight to Noumea. We had a very nice trip, arriving in Noumea around lunchtime.
After a good sleep last night, we were refreshed and ready to explore Noumea today. We started off with a nice breakfast in the hotel (although the hotel had hosted a wedding last night so there were a lot of people lined up to have breakfast this morning!). After breakfast we walked along the beach and watched the wind-surfers who were revelling in the high winds off the tail end of a cyclone in the area. We enjoyed walking around the town although the winds were still extremely strong, which made it a bit tricky. We decided to have an early dinner and we found a very nice seafood restaurant called Le Roof, which was perched over the water.
We had a bit of a sleep-in this morning before heading downstairs to a nice breakfast. After breakfast we left the hotel and headed into town.
After another nice breakfast this morning, we headed out to the Port Moselle market. We were probably a bit late getting to the market because it was winding down when we got there. We did a big lap of the nearby town square area before heading back along the shoreline, where we stopped for an ice-cream. We continued along the shoreline, stopping to look in a few shops along the way.
Today was our last day in Noumea. We slept well and got down to breakfast before checking out, hopping into a taxi, and heading off to the airport for our fligh to Melbourne (via a stop in Sydney). We've had a nice time here, even though the weather was a bit foul.