We were planning on going ashore at 10am to check in because thats when the yacht club opened and someone would be able to help us with the crane to lift the dinghy - because of the swell that they sometimes get they have a crane to lift your dinghy out onto the wharf!! However at 8.30 we got a call from Niue Radio saying that customs wanted us ashore at 9am. At the wharf they were some construction workers who showed us how to use the crane which was great fun!! We headed to customs and then to immigration to clear in. On the way back to the bank we were met by Keith, the commodore of Niue Yacht Club, who took us for a drive along the coast to point out key things to us. In 2007 Niue was hit by a cyclone. The most damage was done by waves that were 35m high washing houses off the cliffs. In the bank we changed some US$ into NZ$ - vthe bank only takes visa credit cards (and has a high charge for doing so) so the best way to get money is to change another currency.
From the bank we headed to the yacht club and had an ice cream - yummy!!
After lunch back at the boat we headed back ashore to use the internet at the Yacht Club - it was a slow connection but we managed to check our e mails.
We had been invited on a walk with some of the locals in teh evening but we were still tired from the passage so headed back to Newt for tea and an early night.
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