Starry Horizons was in Seychelles from June 13th to September 22nd – over 100 days in this beautiful island nation of Africa. Most of that time was spent on Mahe Island, the main island of Seychelles, but we went out to explore the rest of the Inner Islands twice. About Seychelles Seychelles is an independent…
While our friends Kyle and Lauren visited us in Seychelles, we did A LOT of hiking. This is no big surprise, as with Kyle’s last two visits we hiked the highest point in Fiji and Pic N’Ga in New Caledonia. While hiking in Seychelles, we did have several very successful hikes (Curiuse, Valle de Mai,…
We are so glad we sailed New Caledonia. It’s just the kind of place we like – natural beauty with remote locations. We weren’t planning on coming here, but thanks to a guest coming to visit, we changed up our plans. About New Caledonia Traveling to and within New Caledonia without a boat Noumea is…
The Île des Pins, or Isle of Pines, is an island located in the archipelago of New Caledonia, a territory of France. The capital of New Caledonia, Noumea, is on the main island, but the Isle of Pines is located two and a half hours via ferry from Noumea. While Noumea is certainly small for…
Suva is very different from anywhere we’ve been before. This city is extremely industrial. Sailing into Suva There are only a few sailboats here and cruising is a little challenging. We anchored off the Royal Suva Yacht Club, which is about a 10-minute drive from downtown. The water is very shallow; we anchored in 9…