One of my favorite excursions was to the Nekanmue Atoll, at the very SE tip of New Caledonia. We had a nice SW wind and so a glorious sail to get there, and then when the wind switched back to the SE, we had a nice sail back. The pass through the reef is not at all marked and was a bit nerve wracking, but friends on a Catana 47' catamaran had gone in and said it was worthwhile. Much of the atoll is too shallow, even for Ocelot, so we did a lot of dinghy exploration, visiting all 3 islands and walking around their coastlines looking for shells. ( Sue Hacking )
