Work & Visas

We have some good news.

JP found work! He will be working at the local chain of Casinos. I guess our gambling days are over. He is not dealing cards, but rather dealing with the machines between the two casinos. His work is on the waterfront, but I don't think he will see much daylight.

Noumea is a funny combination of big city and small island. The casinos bring in millions of dollars a year and most from local people. One would think that money is the only interest, but becuase New Caledonia is small and everyone talks, the casino knows it would be big news if they just started bankrupting families. If they happen to have a regular player who begins to lose money they take him/her aside and recommend they take a break. That is defiantly different than Las Vegas.

I am waiting to hear about jobs I have applied for It took JP two months to sign a contract, so nothing seems to move too quickly. In the meantime I am waiting to see if I will be granted special permission for a visa extension. If not, I will have to fly to Australia and wait there for what could be over a month until I receive a new longer visa. So keep your fingers crossed for me and hopefully the visa gods will be nice.

More pictures on the website. Check out our trip to Yate. It's a small village on the east side of the island.

PHOTOS...FINALLY!

We are doing well and living the quite life looking for work, getting to know Noumea & New Caledonia, and meeting new people (some of whom are not on a boat!).

I am working at posting more pictures, and slowing working through the enormous backlog of photos we acquired while crossing the Pacific. Check them out at:

http://new.photos.yahoo.com/sbermanl

Click on the albums and you can see the Marquesas, the Society Islands, and Niue!