DAY 8 December 8th. Lifou, Loyalty Island

Lifou was a very French settlement and not the nicest of the islands. 

We tendered over again and went on a mini bus tour up to the main settlement. 

Chris climbed the walls of the church. 

We went on a very amusing tour of the Chief's traditional hut. A group of tourist women kept chiming in with comments such as "men and women slept in here together?",  "they were naked?" and best of all "they survived cyclones without modern buildings?"  

As we got back to the tender dock, Raina's hat blew into the ocean. Sarah and Chris decided they wanted to jump in after it and a happy hour was spent as they dived in off the wharf, ran back and did it again. Of course many people walking past thought this was "disgusting/ terrible/ dangerous/unwise….."  But Sarah and Chris had fun.  

It was then a sleep, 5pm Concierge Club and dinner at the Chef's Table. Another great night. Magnificent food and wine and great theatre.