Next Stop — Nouméa, New Caledonia

Nouméa Graffiti

The upper left portion of the above picture gives you our first port of call following the MS Oosterdam’s departure from Sydney, Australia. Yes, it’s Nouméa, the capital of New Caledonia.

Nouméa

New Caledonia is currently undergoing a transition from French control to total autonomy. As such, New Caledonia is no longer a French Overseas Collectivity. Rather, New Caledonia enjoys a unique though temporary designation known as Special Collectivity.

Nouméa Bougainvillea

As for Nouméa,...