• The Veritable Kingdom of Tonga

    “Malo e lelei” means “hello” in Tongan Wednesday, October 13th – We are to leave Niue today, an island nation that The First Mate found quite topographically interesting [...]

    2010
  • Get Me Back to Nuie!

    Niue (NEW-way):  a tiny island nation consisting of one small atoll afloat in the Pacific Ocean approximately 1,440 miles northeast of New Zealand.  In an area of th [...]

    2010
  • Where in the World is Palmerston Island?

    Where in the world is Palmerston Island?  Why it’s right out there in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.  Still unsure?  Palmerston Island is one of 15 scattered [...]

    2010