The adventuring continues

This afternoon, we decided to walk over to a nearby motu. We put on our fancy keen sandals and dodged the rocks and sea cucumbers in our stroll to the nearby island. An audience gathered nearby. Clearly this is not something done often here on the Cooks. On that note, there aren't really a lot of tourists here. I think most of the people from our plane continued to Auckland. And those that stayed are exploring the island in a much different way. Almost no one rented a car like us. I can't imagine not having one. Yes, the island is small, but not having a car would limit us to eat at the same two cafes every day.

Meanwhile on our own island . . .

It was a strange feeling to be on a beach by ourselves. The main beaches at Muri near our bungalows are not very crowded to begin with, but they also have stray dogs that follow you around, so it was nice to get away from the pooches. We did have to make some room for the crabs, though.

After walking to the far side of the island, we stepped around the sea cucumbers on our way back to the Aroko Bungalows, where we had to stop and relax for a bit. We were very active today. I could use a drink.

I would continue to relax out here on our lanai, but there's a stray dog giving us the hairy eye. Where's the dog catcher?