Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 12:09 AM

Email from Jim, via Marvin, via Paul.
#2 of 2

One of Niue’s many churches & Niue’s Mall – bank, tourist info, internet, stores, etc.

Typical road around the island.

Provisioning here was fun and challenging. Niue is a protectorate of New Zealand and they use NZ$ for all business transactions which entailed having exchange US$. The cost were much better than French Polynesia but not as good as the US.

Grocery store out side

Groceries inside

Attended a local Festival on the south end of the island near the Wash Away Cafe

Got off the boat before 8 AM and rode a rented motorcycle to this fun and interesting local festival. This was much like a county fair. There was lots of food, growing competitions, games , and dancing.

View of the area used for the Festival. The stage is in front of the building on the left.

Coconut Crab Competition

Winner – Biggest Crab

Kids playing with coconut crabs

Coconut crabs in the wild are blue and eat lots of coconuts so their meat tastes a lot like coconut. As you can see, like lobster, they turn red when cooked. The crab on the left is on the menu and soon to be changing color.

Food

I purchased a Niue food plate (on the left) with Mahi mahi, chicken, pork, breadfruit, taro, and banana. So much food I couldn’t finish it. Brimman helped me later.

(above) Crew from LA FAMILIA enjoying their feast.

A selection of delicious deserts besides cakes, ice cream & sundaes (right).

Children’s Dancing

I think these pictures of the children of Niue are self explanatory