Sunday, November 11, 2007

Ils De Pin quiet lagoon


Ils De Pin quiet lagoon
Originally uploaded by mikekleiber

Ils De Pin 2


Ils De Pin 2
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Ils de Pin


Ils de Pin
Originally uploaded by mikekleiber
Eleanor and I, along with some others, took a day trip down to Ils de Pin. We spent the entire day lounging around a beautiful lagoon just a short walk from the ferry.

Noumea Sunset


Noumea Sunset
Originally uploaded by mikekleiber
This picture is from Eleanor's balcony.

Nouvelle Caledonie

After spending only four days in Sydney (I'll be going back) I flew into New Caledonia. My sister Eleanor is currently living in Noumea, working for the South Pacific Commission, the same organization our Dad worked for when we lived here as toddlers. I've been having a great time here and my french is improving by leaps and bounds. My sister and I were invited to spend the weekend with some of her friends outside of Noumea and I got the chance to surf for the first time in months. It's a new experience to be in a line-up where everyone is speaking french surf jargon.

Fruit Bats


Fruit Bats
Originally uploaded by mikekleiber
Or maybe Bat Fruit?

Downtown Sydney


Downtown Sydney
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Sydney Harbor


Sydney Harbor
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Sydney's Circular Quay


Sydney's Circular Quay
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Sydney Harbor Bridge


Sydney Harbor Bridge
Originally uploaded by mikekleiber
I spent my first day in Sydney walking around downtown and through the Botanical Gardens. Most of the following pictures are of the postcard variety. The Sydney Harbor Bridge and the Opera House are so photogenic that it is hard to take a bad looking picture of either icon.

Crossing the Equator and the Meridian

My arrival in Sydney was fairly non-eventful. Customs in the airport was much smoother, and the people more pleasant, than my experience crossing into the US from Canada. The only thing they wanted to look at was the bag of candy I was carrying to Noumea for Halloween. After breezing through customs I made my way to Cronulla to stay with some family friends I had not seen for fifteen years. The next day I went into the city and took the following pictures.