Niue is maybe one of the nicest places we have been to. 'Course every place seems to be the best!
Crime has been outlawed here, so people don't have locks on their front doors, and keys are just left in the cars and on the motorcycles. Quite a difference from French Polynesia, where two of our friends boats were robbed, nothing violent, just took electronics and money when the people were not looking! Masks and tubes left on the pier are waiting for the owners in the morning. There are no bars on windows or doors, and the bank just has plate glass windows.
Now to say that you don't get robbed here may be slightly misleading, as gas is $10/gallon, apples are $8/Kilo, carrots are $7.50/kilo, but great ice cream is only $10 for 2 liters!!
We have had many wonderful motorcycle rides around the island; the cops finally caught us, and asked what the other islands required for us to use our motorcycle. They just have never had someone bring a motorcycle to the island before.
We just finished a nice dive with the local sea snakes. They are quite poisonous, but the rumor is that their mouths are so small that they can't bite you. Integrity actually grabbed one out of the water yesterday and all the children had a great time playing with it on the swim steps.
Life is really great!!
Courage
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