 Tide was up
Tide was up
 
 Lots of little fish for the sea birds
Lots of little fish for the sea birds
 
 Tiny speck is a bird
Tiny speck is a bird
 
 White tern
White tern
 
 On the hunt
On the hunt
 
 Ready to dive soon
Ready to dive soon
 
 No colorful sunset tonight
No colorful sunset tonight
 
 Wish the sun had come out
Wish the sun had come out
 
 Diving
Diving
 
 A long shot to get
A long shot to get
 
 Far away from the ship
Far away from the ship
 
 Captured the bird
Captured the bird
 
 Heading back to the island
Heading back to the island
 
 Everyone went home for the day
Everyone went home for the day
 
 Leaving now for New Zealand
Leaving now for New Zealand
 
 Treacherous cliffs
Treacherous cliffs
 
 Clayton’s Club
Clayton’s Club
 
 A better view of the low-laying island
A better view of the low-laying island
 
 The quarry wall on the left
The quarry wall on the left
 
 We walked well past this area
We walked well past this area
 
 Some blowholes on the coast
Some blowholes on the coast
 
 The southeastern part of the island
The southeastern part of the island
 
 Looks just like whale blows
Looks just like whale blows
 
 This is a resort far away from the village of Alofi
This is a resort far away from the village of Alofi
 
 Explosive
Explosive
 
 Few people at sail away
Few people at sail away
 
 Must be more impressive with high seas
Must be more impressive with high seas
 
 An isolated resort
An isolated resort
 
 Finally…..the tropicbirds
Finally…..the tropicbirds
 
 The telltale tails
The telltale tails
 
 Graceful
Graceful
 
 May be a pair
May be a pair
 
 Or a fledgling and mom
Or a fledgling and mom
 
 Only saw a few
Only saw a few
 
 A fishing bird
A fishing bird
 
 Flags up for the sail away
Flags up for the sail away
 
 Island barely visible now
Island barely visible now
 
 Wow, a mean-looking hornet
Wow, a mean-looking hornet
 
 Taking a ride on the back railing
Taking a ride on the back railing
 
 Heading southwest now
Heading southwest now