Our hike continued……
The scenery was much the same
Long road around the island
It was very green due to lots of rain
A nightclub
Clayton’s Club – funny for us because we have one at home called the Clayton Club
No one around
Small local homes are buried in these trees
Auto shop
Buildings along the way
Fish packing plant
Looked like a nice bar, but locked up today
Niue Fish Processors
Biggest buildings here
Another Sea Track
Hale Tahi Amanau Sea Track
The narrow rock-carved trail down the ravine
This is as far as I dare to go
Straight down from this point
No beach, just surf and coral
Caves along the edge
A hiding place for sea snakes
That is straight down a vertical ladder
Shallow and sharp coral beds
Home to reef fish and crabs
Hidden caves
Great for photos, not swimming
Looks like rain
More erosion
These are large black fish
Very shallow reef
Back up on the roadside
A very important sign
Nice home with a boat and a truck
Which way to go?
Structure at the quarry
Used to grind coral into sand
Sand used to repair roads
The road narrowed from here
Guess what? It poured big time
No wonder it is so lush and green
So happy we brought the umbrellas
It actually felt good
Tropical growth
Vines going up the trees
The way to the garbage dump
A place for the chickens
Over-growth
Ferns here
Who knows what’s in the jungle?
Like these…..yikes
Really? A message for the islanders.
Secluded property
Looks cool right? Not
At least there are no cars
The rain had stopped by now
Turning the forest floor colorful
Looking the same
No Tepa Point in sight
Oh no…..a gnome. A sign for us to go back.
So we turned around
Looking for more critters
Just plants
Foliage growing out of the rock
The jungle side of the island
One shore bird
A field for campers we think
The only café opened today
Still no traffic
The ship waits
A breeze blew through here
We feel many guests stayed onboard
One trail down to the water
A coconut crab
Grass was really wet
Flowering trees of the tropics
Strolling the village
Guests found a place to buy drinks
Walk back down to the wharf
Long way down
Yachts do come here during whale season