Isn't this a perfect postcard?
Seeking more shade
Precarious spot on the lagoon
White coral sands
Airport buildings
A bank
Small boat landing
One and only airport
Airport workers
Lagoon side
Landing strip
Lonely feeling
Stores closed up
Nothing open
No shopping here
Local bar & lounge - closed
Gaining more mileage - # 5
A frigate overhead
Liked the sign
None of these cafes were open
Who let the dogs out???
Going a little further
Oh yes…….the Maitai Resort
Tucked off the road
Nice place to stay
Quiet and private
Garden rooms
Nicely landscaped
The hotel's restaurant
Best table in the house
The coldest, wettest beer
Cooling off
Ham and cheese panini – enough for two of us
Birds on a railing
Boat dock
Lounges surrounded a pool
Tables in the sun
Inviting pool
Surrounding rooms
Hotel's bar
Also inviting
Many garden bungalows
Manicured grounds
The way out
Pond full of water lilies
Very quiet here
The driveway out
Restroom area
Private
Unassuming entrance
Back to the road
Shade near the airport
Open-air airport lobby
Closed for the day
The ship waiting in the lagoon
A fishing bird
Hidden homes
Ship beyond a channel
A crane or egret
Catching fish in the shallows
Tropical fish
Hundreds of these
Fishing
Hunting
A dad and his kids out on a Sunday ride
Taking it slow
Coconut grove
Have to watch for falling coconuts
No swimming here
Only local dogs get wet here
Shop signs
Another postcard
Seashells everywhere
The Tiputa Pass
Place to watch for dolphins
Good place to fish from boats
Looking for bottlenose dolphins
We would see some later
Marker at the channel
Frigate on the hunt
Boat driver had a wet cloth on his head
Local kayaker
Following in our wake
Back to the cool ship
Platform
