Kendec - "The Two Palm Tree Island"

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Slussen, Sweden 17/3-2013

Time flies when you are having fun, it truly does...

It feels like yesterday when I started my trip from Sweden to New Caledonia. Now, almost 1,5 months later, I am already back at northern latitudes again. Where did the time go?!

It is right, I have had an awesome stay in the South Pacific and in this blog post I want to share some pics from a very special place...

 -Kendec - "The Two Palm Tree Island"




Kendec is a small deserted island off the north west coast of New Caledonia. With its two coconut palm trees Kendec is easily identified already from far distance...



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Exept the two palm trees, you also find some cactuses and bushes on the island, all surrounded by the sandy beach...




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Home sweet home!! Our plan is to stay almost a week at this exotic place and so we do.

Spartan living on a small deserted two palm tree island, who can ask for more?? :)





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The days are hot and sunny and the surrounding waves so tempting! 

Hmm... what to do? ;)



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Well, not a difficult question. It is water time!!! Water time as well as playing time! :)

Either above, or...




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... beneath the surface! :)




It is true freedom to playfully swim in the blue surrounding, and it never takes a long time before you get curious company...






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Sharks and corals., sea birds and hermit crabs., palm trees and cactuses... cooling water and warming sand., smiles and happy faces...

Without any doubt, Kendec island offers a great time! :)





 
Whether it is a deserted island in the Pacific, or a remote mountain area in the much colder Arctic... Daytime or dark night... Above or beneath the rolling waves...

-Beautiful planet Earth truly is an amazing place!

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Coral Sea

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Tontouta, New Caledonia 11/3-2013

It is early morning, the first sun rays start to appear behind the mountains, and suddenly a new days is born. For me, this is a true magical moment, and a scenery I never get tired of.







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A new day with new possibilities! A day, waiting for you to get explored and enjoyed... Take the chance and do it! :)






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Waves or not, the surface always look so inviting. Who knows what is waiting beneath this time?






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Underwater you are never alone. Here, among all those beautiful corals, there are always eyes watching you...






The marine habitants offers so many different shapes, colours and sizes.

Yes, I know that I have said it before, and though I spend lots of my time in this enviroment, I still never stop getting amazed of this unique life and environment!







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Coral reefs in the Coral sea, a perfect place not only for reef sharks, for sure a perfect place also for me!! ;)





South Pacific Dream

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Pouembout, New Caledonia 5/3-2013

A "private" island in the South Pacific... Well, that might sound more like a dream than reality... :)





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It has been a long time since last time I wrote on my blog. Days and nights spent on islands at the west coast of New Caledonia is the reason, and I love that reason!! ;)

Oki, oki. Finally time for the first South Pacific island pics...





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Blue skies, or dark skies, here I always feel at home... :)






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The days are spent close to water, above or beneath the surface...




Colourful corals, plenty of fish and close shark encounters. Many times I truly wish I could hold my breath much, much longer!!







More pics from the blue world and our curious UW-encounters in the next blog post...





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Cheerio!!!

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