 Parrot fish have strange mouths because they eat coral |
 William Marsters - 1821 to 1899. With his 3 wives, he started Palmerston's history |
 We must cast our nets this way... |
 ...and so it be done |
 Two species of Parrot fish |
 Ergoi from "Ragaine II" hard at work |
 Bob's daughter, Taia, poses with a bevy of fish... |
 ...which are strung out and cleaned |
 Bob and family dressed for church |
 And with the crew of "Ragaine II" |
 23 out of the 36 islanders attend Sunday church |
 Tea after church is prepared by Bob's children... |
 ...who are very happy kids |
 Colin, President of Niue Yacht Club (Note the South African flag) |
 Traditional wooden outrigger canoes on Niue |
 We arrived in the dark and picked the ferry's mooring up!! |
 Tavish cooks dinner... all surfaces are used |
 Waiting outside the Niue Police Station for clearance |
 Stealing paw-paws... |
 ...and eating them |
 We take a Sunday drive around Niue |
 Interesting coral formations |
 Waiting for Customs to open on Nuie Island |
 We explore the caves on Nuie (Tavish silhouetted) |
 Entrance to Palaha caves |
 ...smoke what??? |
 A cave pool on Nuie |
 Cavernous caves |
 Me with the folks of "Ragaine II" |
 Rassa and Ergoi - soon to be married |
 The view from one of the many sea caves |
 Ergoi and I take a break |
 A large orb spider with a white, porcelain looking body |
 Engineer, Greg Shaw, and his Lithuanian girl friend |
 Sports day at Niue high school |
 Prrrrr prrrrrr... |
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