Isle of Pines and Oro Bay (or Ile Des Pins and Baie d’ Oro)

There are no prizes for guessing why this tiny island in the pacific with a population of just 2000 is called, ‘Isle of Pines’.  The Island is part of French-speaking New Caledonia.  From Noumea (capital), it’s a 20-minute flight or a three-hour ferry ride but most tourism arrives by cruise ship where the ships anchor off-shore […]