On the northwest corner of the island of Lifou, just past Xepenehe, "Notre Dame de Lourdes" stands on the roof of a chapel overlooking the South Pacific Ocean. She's cast out of iron and the chapel is thick walled cement. There is only a narrow flight of stairs and a coral path leading up to this chapel, which makes you admire the dedication of the people who carried the statue and all that cement up here back in 1898.
Some years ago a hurricane blew her right off the roof, down the cliff, and into the sea where she rested for many years. A group of sport divers found her and decided to bring her to the surface using air lift bags. Somehow they managed to get her back up the cliff and onto the roof again - an impressive engineering feat considering the remote location.