Distance: 8.6 km. Elevation low/high/total: 6/434/504 m.
Difficulty:6.8/10. Scenic: 8.3/10
Kincso leaves shortly for her sophomore year at Berkeley but we felt we hadn't done quite enough hikes during the three month time she spent in New Caledonia between school years. So the three hiking amigos geared up for one last climb, to a relatively nearby place that I had previously visited and where I found an "unexpected giraffe". High above the village of Plum is a plateau where some 20 wind turbines (éoliennes en français) supply a good part of Plum's energy needs. The climb is a bit challenging, more because it's directly into the sun (in the morning), usually windless, there's no water source and half the terrain is slippery red dirt. But we made it fine and then started looking for my old friend Gérard. To my dismay he was not in his usual perch .... but then we found him lying on the ground, two broken legs and looking very weather worn. We pieced him back together, fancied him up for some photos and returned him to his sentient post. Best of luck for your sophomore year, Miss K!
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| A return trip for me, new for Paul and Kincso (on her last hike before returning for year two at Berkeley). Gerard the unexpected giraffe was refound Pics linked above and the gpx track is here. |
Kincso leaves shortly for her sophomore year at Berkeley but we felt we hadn't done quite enough hikes during the three month time she spent in New Caledonia between school years. So the three hiking amigos geared up for one last climb, to a relatively nearby place that I had previously visited and where I found an "unexpected giraffe". High above the village of Plum is a plateau where some 20 wind turbines (éoliennes en français) supply a good part of Plum's energy needs. The climb is a bit challenging, more because it's directly into the sun (in the morning), usually windless, there's no water source and half the terrain is slippery red dirt. But we made it fine and then started looking for my old friend Gérard. To my dismay he was not in his usual perch .... but then we found him lying on the ground, two broken legs and looking very weather worn. We pieced him back together, fancied him up for some photos and returned him to his sentient post. Best of luck for your sophomore year, Miss K!
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