Tuesday 2nd January 2018 - Lifou Island -part 1

Today we are at Lifou Island and it's a tender port again. This blog post is in 2 parts, the first is my usual day in port and on board. The second will just be photos at Jinek bay as there are quite a few. Sometime in the future I will create a video, but that's still to come.

I pre-purchased passes for the Jinek Bay marine reserve as soon as they were available on the P&O cruise control. In an attempt to protect the reef, only 100 passes for either a morning or an afternoon session are sold. We had morning ones for 8am - 12pm, and I knew we would only need a maximum of 2 hours and we would be stuffed. So even though I rushed my cabin mates to be ready I wasn't stressed about getting the first tender.

The walk to Jinek bay is not long but there is quite a steep hill, a challenge for the unfit. The walk also forks off to the left and you can walk up to the church at the top. Maybe another trip we will make that trek.We spent the morning at Jinek bay and then walked back to where the tenders come in. A lot of people were swimming near the jetty and it looked really good.
H was keen to return to the ship for lunch. After lunch G and I returned by ourselves for a $20 (AUD), 20 minute back massage. Quite enjoyable.

Tonights Dinner

Waterfront again. Both the other restaurants, Dragon Lady and Angelos were fully booked for the rest of the cruise so that cuts down the choice.
Photos were a bit blurry tonight so this was the best.

 This fish with risotto was my favorite meal this cruise.

Trio of cheese and crackers,

Tonights Entertainment

Feature show: Twice upon a time. We didn't see the show as we were all sure that we had seen it previously.