18 52.32 S 171 06.47 W Speed: 8.6 knots Sailing Mainsail & Genoa Wind: 18 knots ESE 112 Seas: 2-4 meters Crew: Brett in galley, Peter helming, Colby & Cyrus on deck, Mac watching a movie, Brooke writing Comments: The alarm shocked us awake at 5:30am. With a tea in hand, we shuffle into the dinghy and to shore for the 'Early Market". Why? Why so early? Well, it begins at 4:30am and ends at 8am on Tuesdays... and this is the only time we will have the chance to taste Niue's signature 'stew'. We walk with the Commodore to a small market set up with about a dozen vendors selling fruits, veggies, coconut crabs tied in coconut ropes, a few handicrafts like their famous palm weavings and coconut carvings, and yes.. the Stew. For those
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