Made a trip north by car to the ex-penal colony of Bourail, halfway up this long, mountainous island, with a well-used, genuine guillotine in its interesting museum. Poé lagoon and beach were not far away on the east coast and I just had to explore the nearby area of La Roche Percée and its Bonhomme rock, with a steep climb to above it at the start of the Sentier des Trois Baies (I managed the steep rocky path that gave a view over La Baie de Tortues!).
The next day, I hiked up a well-marked trail to the top of Boe Arérédi for a fabulous view over the entire Poé Lagoon and Beach region with the deep channel of the Shark fault clearly visible giving entry from offshore into the coastal beaches. It was good to find myself in company with Aude and Florian, also visiting the area from Noumea.
