Day 28 at Sea—February 1, 2011
We docked at Alofi, Niue this morning. It’s a town of about 600 people. It’s a lovely island. Lots of reefs. From the dock we could see parrot fish and those yellow striped guys. There were a number of caved and the cliff-side near the dock was stunning. At the top of the hill was a church overlooking the water and a beautiful little cemetery with very old tombstones. One looked as if it had a lace cloth on it, but it, of course, was concrete. Fresh flowers decorated many of the tombs.
In these islands, families own land and it is passed from generation to generation. Many of the families bury their deceased in tombs in their front yards.
People of the village brought their crafts and wares to town simply because we were there. I understand there is a prison on the island (we didn’t go on a tour) but there are no prisoners. The people were lovely and friendly.
It was drippy humid there so I’m glad we went in early. Once back on board, I spent the rest of the day on Lido deck getting in and out of the pool and enjoying a wonderful breeze.
An amazing thing happens tonight. We go through a time warp. It is Feb 1 and tomorrow when we wake up it will be Feb 3. Yes, we lose an entire day. In actuality, we are crossing the International Date Line.
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