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# One Week in Niue Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea
crossie 08:59 UTC 14 Dec 2007 | Here is a great article about Niue. http://spasifikmag.com/travelpage_11dec07sevendaysinniue/ The visitors had a full-on 7 days but missed out on a lot. You need at least 14 days just to touch the surface. |
nukuhiva2 21:33 UTC 15 Dec 2007 | Great report! We stayed at the Coral Gardens Motel when we were on Niue. We loved it. | 1
crossie 18:28 UTC 16 Dec 2007 | Yes, Stafford has come back with greater enthusiasm and Coral Gardens is looking better than ever. Had a set back with a Samoan boy racer smashing into one of the units. He died and pushed the building off its foundations. When I get depressed I go and talk to Stafford and he says that we are priviledged to witness a society in the advanced stages of collapse. Embrace it. | 2
nukuhiva2 00:42 UTC 18 Dec 2007 | Very funny! At least from afar. Stafford has a desert-dry sense of humor. Before our flight from Nuku Alofa to Niue (Tells you how long ago it was), we met a Niuean and his family in the airport. He said he would be the last the leave and switch off the lights. :-) I don't remember his longish Polynesian name, but I always wonder whether he still lives in Niue. He was (still is?) a member of parliament. Have you guys installed modern windmills and solar cells for energy? I saw the solar cells on the French islands, probably paid for by France. There are now sleek small windmills that can be more easily transported and installed. I believe I saw those in French Polynesia as well. | 3