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Published: January 20th 2009
Niue
Snorkeling with the Niuen Sea Crates!Today is day three aboard the M.V. Clipper Odyssey and it is the first time I have had a moment to write. For those of you who may not know exactly where I am, I am in Polynesia, which is south of Hawaii and east of Australia. Polynesia is named as such because it means many islands. Whereas Micronesia means small and Melanesia means dark (which was derived from the darker looking natives - meaning more melanin in their skin. I learned that little tidbit from Shirley Cambell, one of the lecturers on board who specializes in anthropology. We had three lectures today because we had an entire day at sea - at least that was the original plan. Lucky for us, one of the dive masters Thomas (who leads diving with his wife Natalia - and as a side note - they are the most fun, cool, attractive couple you can imagine.) Anyway, Thomas found this tiny little island chain on the way to Atiu, our next island. He and the captain researched it and found that it had 10 recorded residents and very little was known about it. But if we stopped at 6am we could spend a couple
Fulaga, Fiji
When you live on a Ship this is your personal limo. Stilettos not recommended of hours diving and snorkeling without affecting our schedule. So I got up at 5AM to watch the sunrise over blue waters as our zodiacs sped off to scout good diving spots. After all - this is expedition travel and while a schedule is nice, a once in a lifetime opportunity is even better. By 6:30AM I was diving down into the deliciously warm water seen by few others in the world. By 8AM I was enjoying a delicious breakfast that I didn't have to prepare and wondering why I ever worked in an office!
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