Cap N'Dua and Prony

Distance: NA  Elevation low/high/total: NA
Difficulty: 1.0/10.  Scenic: 8/10

The view from Cap N'Dua, southern end of the New Caledonia mainland (click pic for album)
Didn't record a geotrack, but click here to see the location

For this outing we wanted to go as far south as the road would take us, and that meant a visit to Cap N'Dua, through the red earth countryside and past the vast mining complex at Goro.  Driving through the switchbacks and across the red earth was kinda surreal.  We visited a lighthouse and picnicked in a hilltop gondola (out of the vicious wind). The view from the gondola was spectacular - whales are often seen here but we saw none.  On the way back home we swung by Prony, not really knowing what was there.  Wow.  An abandoned convict logging town - where prisoner torture (for escape attempts) was routinely practiced.  It's also where the famed GR1 (Grand Randonee 1) starts - a 7-day/100+ km hiking trail that Miss K and I plan to conquer stage by stage in the future.