![NEW CALEDONIA: Four a.m. on the dockside in Noumea (mobile phone pic)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/39/733439/1/149901020.gJkh9B98.phone.NC1.jpg) NEW CALEDONIA: Four a.m. on the dockside in Noumea (mobile phone pic) |
![The public road ends here at the Pont de Perignon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/149882890.8C54RVkK.LacdeYate4.jpg) The public road ends here at the Pont de Perignon |
![Crossing the Pont de Perignon, Riviere Bleue](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/39/733439/1/149883158.Em1hTHKL.PlankBridge.jpg) Crossing the Pont de Perignon, Riviere Bleue |
![Lac de Yate, a large man-made reservoir](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/39/733439/1/149882889.bHA8n5qc.LacdeYate3.jpg) Lac de Yate, a large man-made reservoir |
![Forested hill country in the Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/149883057.aB6JIE4X.LacdeYate2.jpg) Forested hill country in the Park |
![Early morning on the Lac de Yate](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/39/733439/1/149882888.SscKfoLX.LacdeYate1.jpg) Early morning on the Lac de Yate |
![Early morning on the Lac de Yate](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/39/733439/1/149882892.QRNGSDop.LacdeYate6.jpg) Early morning on the Lac de Yate |
![Birdwatchers raring to go... (mobile phone pic)](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/149901021.VlKc9Tki.phone.NC2.jpg) Birdwatchers raring to go... (mobile phone pic) |
![Birdwatchers let loose in the forests (New Caledonia)...](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/149882893.gsMkVtK0.RivBleue1.jpg) Birdwatchers let loose in the forests (New Caledonia)... |
![Reflections in a forest stream](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/149882895.J2RR87SB.RivBleue7.jpg) Reflections in a forest stream |
![Reflections in a forest stream](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/149882896.HbwWL2t8.RivBleue8.jpg) Reflections in a forest stream |
![Rainforest plants](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/149882897.M9gv1ola.RivBleue10.jpg) Rainforest plants |
![Rainforest plants](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/149882899.IzeFgeY0.RivBleue15.jpg) Rainforest plants |
![Rainforest plants](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/149882900.9Zoh2G3r.RivBleue21.jpg) Rainforest plants |
![Rainforest plants](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/149882901.ofQgFnBK.RivBleue27.jpg) Rainforest plants |
![Visitor information - in French, naturally](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/149882902.vKMbNi7I.RivBleue24.jpg) Visitor information - in French, naturally |
![A boardwalk leads to the Grand Kaori, or Big Kauri Pine](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/149882903.GYT8ub8c.RivBleue28.jpg) A boardwalk leads to the Grand Kaori, or Big Kauri Pine |
![The 40-metre tall Grand Kaori, Agathis lanceolata , believed more than a thousand years old](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/149882909.Y4fUjByc.GrandKaori1.jpg) The 40-metre tall Grand Kaori, Agathis lanceolata , believed more than a thousand years old |
![Learning about Le Cagou, the Kagu](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/149882904.5Op89iB4.RivBleue29.jpg) Learning about Le Cagou, the Kagu |
![A kagu makes an appearance](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/149882987.uEEs6Pgs.Kagu1.jpg) A kagu makes an appearance |
![The kagu, Rhynochetos jubatus](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/149882988.RFxl0bHx.Kagu2.jpg) The kagu, Rhynochetos jubatus |
![Pioneer conservator Yves Letocart plays Kagu calls (2003)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/39/733439/1/149883157.uGbkfBa2.Letocart.jpg) Pioneer conservator Yves Letocart plays Kagu calls (2003) |
![Rainforest plants](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/149882905.c1mmo2Ko.RivBleue30.jpg) Rainforest plants |
![Rainforest plants](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/149882906.jPj9DoYh.RivBleue31.jpg) Rainforest plants |
![Leaves pressed into the muddy puddles](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/149882907.SdprQ9kJ.RivBleue34.jpg) Leaves pressed into the muddy puddles |
![Tiny red fungi](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/149882908.N0tOKixy.RivBleue33.jpg) Tiny red fungi |
![The New Caledonia parakeet](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/149883004.erwjmned.NC.Parakeet.jpg) The New Caledonia parakeet |
![Montrouziera gabriellaei Endemic to nickel-rich soils of the maquis minier](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/39/733439/1/149883159.IyTZpOZo.Montrouziera2.jpg) Montrouziera gabriellaei Endemic to nickel-rich soils of the maquis minier |
![Madeleine Falls, where a stand of very rare araucarian conifers survives](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/39/733439/1/149883160.Amh6acBL.Madeleine.jpg) Madeleine Falls, where a stand of very rare araucarian conifers survives |
![French scientist displays a speciment of garnierite, rich in nickel](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/39/733439/1/149883275.zv3WtTaK.Bernard.jpg) French scientist displays a speciment of garnierite, rich in nickel |