Niue

This lady won BOTH raffle prizes
Mahine Tiare sails through the anchorage
Shopping for local handicrafts
Not much to choose from
Cool cavern view
The arches of Talava Arches
Another pool with crystal clear water
Hiking back out
Email me if you understand this sign
Stone steps down to the reef
Climbing down the ladder
Entering our first cavern at Avaiki
Lots of stalactites and stalagmites
And many beautiful views
Astoundingly clear water in the caverns
The intertidal zone
Yours truly enjoying the day exploring
A cavern with a loft
Next stop Limu with benches and pools
Amazing water clarity and teeny blue fishes
Marcy shoots the butterflies
A little rest at one of the swimming pools
A rest area on the trail to Talava Arches
The BIG spiders weave basket shaped webs
Entering the cavern for Talava Arches
Cavern shot at Talava
More cavern
Great colors in the limestone
Lots of interesting nooks and crannies
Locals store canoes in the caves near the sea
Liku Sea Track
The trail out to Togo Chasm
A ladder takes you down into it
Skinny chasm between high vertical rock walls
The pool in the back was sealed off during Cyclone Heta in 2004
Now it is stagnant and not swimmable
Totally surreal with the sand and grass and palms at sea level
The ocean is pounding against the rocks right outside the walls
They have built nice trails through the rocks
The long path in and out of Togo Chasm
Hoisting dinks on a boisterous day with big swell
Engine off and up then bridle ready
Scramble out of the dink before it is hoisted
This one was real easy
It is a group effort at the wharft with all the yachties arriving at the same time
This one gets trickier
A big swell hits before Derrick gets out
All the little dinks lined up like cars
The Washaway Cafe for Sunday burgers with the Kiwi Expats
Keith the Commodore of the Niue Yacht Club and his wife Sue the school teacher
Getting the crane and barge ready for the supply ships arrival
The ship anchors off and they haul everything to the dock