After a 3 hour flight that left New Caledonia at 1:15 in the morning, we arrived at dawn on Wallis Island... the sleepiest little island you will ever find.  In the world of travellers we are alone.  We're the only tourists here.  Because tourists are few and far between, the island has only 3 hotels and 50 beds available at the best of times.  There is no public transport, not even a taxi, so if you want to go somewhere, you either walk or rely on the locals to give you a lift.

Like New Caledonia, Wallis is a French island and French is the official language, although the native Wallisians also speak a language with the same roots as Tongan.  The currency used is the Central Pacific Franc (CFP).  Since everything is imported, everything is expensive. The population is about 12,500.  There is a paved road, about 35 km in length, that circumnavigates the island.

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