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Welcome to my personal travel journal! If you don't know me, that's OK! I hope you'll enjoy reading about some of my adventures and misadventures, and hopefully learn something new about a corner of the world.

Recent updates:
2015-10-06: Day 8 of Niue in 2011.
2015-10-05: Day 7 of Niue in 2011.
2015-09-29: Day 6 of Niue in 2011.

For list of trips, see TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Saturday, May 14, 2011

14 May 2011:

Jérôme took me straight from the airport to some kind of shrimp, deer, and something else festival in Boulouparis. There were some local Couchsurfers, but they spoke very limited English, and I still haven't warmed up my French yet.

Rough Notes:

14 May 2011:

Arriving at Nouméa La Tontouta Airport. Extremely tired and hung over, but excited to start my 4.5 month trip!

TABLE OF CONTENTS: 2011 - Post MDS Tri-Continent Extravaganza!!! (NZ To SF via South Pacific & SE Asia)

Summary: New Zealand, New Caledonia, Cook Islands, Samoa, American Samoa, Fiji, Niue, Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, China, DPRK (North Korea), Japan, USA
Time: May - September, 2011

Note that dates are given in NZ time, so some dates may be a day off local time.

Day 1: 14 May 2011 - New Caledonia: Tontouta, Boupouparis, Nouméa.
Day 2: 15 May 2011 - New Caledonia: Parc de la Rivière Bleue, Nouméa.
Day 3: 16 May 2011 - New Caledonia: Ouvéa.
Day 4: 17 May 2011 - New Caledonia: Ouvéa: Mouli, Northern Lagoons.
Day 5: 18 May 2011 - New Caledonia: Ouvéa: Lekiny.
Day 6: 19 May 2011 - New Caledonia: Nouméa.
Day 7: 20 May 2011 - New Caledonia: Koné.
Day 8: 21 May 2011 - New Caledonia: Koné, Poignam.
Day 9: 22 May 2011 - New Caledonia: Poignam, Boat Pass.
Day 10: 23 May 2011 - New Caledonia: Poignam, Pouebo.
Day 11: 24 May 2011 - New Caledonia: Pouebo, Hienghène, Linderalique, Tiendanite.
Day 12: 25 May 2011 - New Caledonia: Tiendanite, Hienghène.
Day 13: 26 May 2011 - New Caledonia: Tiendanite, Linderalique, Nouméa.
Day 14: 27 May 2011 - New Caledonia: Nouméa, Tjibaou Centre, Museum of New Caledonia.
Day 15: 28 May 2011 - New Caledonia, New Zealand: Tontouta Airport, Auckland.
Day 16: 29 May 2011 - New Zealand: Auckland Sky Tower.
Day 17: 30 May 2011 - New Zealand, Cook Islands: Auckland, Rarotonga.
Day 18: 31 May 2011 - Cook Islands: Rarotonga: Cross-island track, The Needle, Aro'a Beach.
Day 19: 1 June 2011 - Cook Islands: Rarotonga, Aitutaki.
Day 20: 2 June 2011 - Cook Islands: Aitutaki Lagoon.
Day 21: 3 June 2011 - Cook Islands: Aitutaki, Island Night show at Tamanu Beach.
Day 22: 4 June 2011 - Cook Islands: Aitutaki.
Day 23: 5 June 2011 - Cook Islands: Aitutaki. Rarotonga: Avarua, Pananga Nui, Muri Beach
Day 24: 6 June 2011 - Cook Islands: Rarotonga: Muri Beach and surrounds.
Day 25: 7 June 2011 - Cook Islands: Rarotonga: Muri Beach, airport.
Day 26: 8 June 2011 - New Zealand and Samoa: Airport and Apia.
Day 27: 9 June 2011 - Samoa: Apia, Mulinu'u, fiafia at Aggie Grey's.
Day 28: 10 June 2011 - American Samoa: Pago Pago
Day 29: 11 June 2011 - American Samoa: Aunu'u, Tisa's, making palusami.
Day 30: 12 June 2011 - American Samoa, Samoa. Fiafia at Tanu Beach, Manese, Savai'i.
Day 31: 13 June 2011 - Samoa: Savai'i: Alofaaga Blowholes, Aganoa Beach.
Day 32: 14 June 2011 - Samoa: Savai'i: Dwarf's Caves, Tanu Beach, Sale'aula lava fields.
Day 33: 15 June 2011 - Samoa: Tanu Beach, Afu Aau Waterfall, trip to Lalomanu.
Day 34: 16 June 2011 - Samoa: Lalomanu, To Sua, Taufua Beach Fales.
Day 35: 17 June 2011 - Samoa: Lalomanu, beach, Samoan pancake.
Day 36: 18 June 2011 - Samoa: Namu'a, Lalomanu.
Day 37: 19 June 2011 - Fiji: Airport, Viseisei.
Day 38: 20 June 2011 - Fiji: Denarau Port, cruise through Mananuca Islands, Kuata Island.
Day 39: 21 June 2011 - Fiji: Kuata: Beach, song & dance performance, kava on the patio.
Day 40: 22 June 2011 - Fiji: Kuata: Shark snorkelling, beach bonfire, drinking yaqona (kava).
Day 41: 23 June 2011 - Fiji: Nanuya Lailai, beach, views of The Blue Lagoon.
Day 42: 24 June 2011 - Fiji: Sawa-I-Lau Caves, Blue Lagoon.
Day 43: 25 June 2011 - Fiji: Nanuya Lailai, Blue Lagoon and around hotel.
Day 44: 26 June 2011 - Fiji: Nanuya Lailai, Naviti: around the resort and adjacent village.
Day 45: 27 June 2011 - Fiji: Naviti: around the resort, the adjacent cove, and evening entertainment.
Day 46: 28 June 2011 - Fiji: Boat ride from Yasawas, kava with villagers in Viseisei.
Day 47: 29 June 2011 - Fiji and New Zealand: Airports, flight from Nadi to Wellington.
Day 48: 30 June 2011 - New Zealand: Wellington: Parliament, Cable Car, Botanic Garden, Te Papa.
Day 49: 1 July 2011 - New Zealand: Wellington: Mt. Victoria, Te Papa, around town with Steffan.
Day 50: 2 July 2011 - New Zealand, Niue: Airport, Niue arrival, Alexa, Brian, Ira.
Day 51: 3 July 2011 - Niue: Alofi, Limu Pools, Talava Cave and Arches, Matapa Chasm.
Day 52: 4 July 2011 - Niue: Avatele, Matavai, Ana'ana.
Day 53: 5 July 2011 - Niue: Anapala, Hikulagi, Tautu, Ulupaka, Limu Pools, Hio.
Day 54: 6 July 2011 - Niue: Market, Ana'ana, Houme, Palaha, Makefu, Avaiki, Utuko, Island Night.
Day 55: 7 July 2011 - Niue: Huvalu Forest, central Alofi, Tomb Point, Wharf, Utuko Reef, hostel.
Day 56: 8 July 2011 - Niue: Vaikona, Togo, Pofitu, Tamakautoga, Israel Mart, Niue Backpackers.
Day 57: 9 July 2011 - Niue, New Zeland: Around Alofi, Niue Airport, back to New Zealand.

TO BE CONTINUED...