The Country That Only Accepts VISA

September, wow, what happened in September? ;-)

Aside from our 8 year wedding anniversary? ;-)

http://coastguardcouple.com/2011/09/15/8-years-ago-today/

 

Oh yeah, that's right, we checked out what, in Greg's opinion, is the crown jewel, the best, the number one island in Polynesia: the Island-Nation of Niue.  1 island, 1300 people, lots of nature.  This place is amazing!

 

 

... And then came the part where we couldn't get any money because the bank...no wait, we mean THE ENTIRE COUNTRY, does not accept MasterCard.  At all.  Even a little bit.  Even if it's your bank card.  Even if it's your only way to access you account!

 

http://coastguardcouple.com/2011/09/19/it-really-is-everywhere-you-want-to-be/

 

Lesson learned.

 

Oh and they have INTERNET!  Real, actual, oh wow it doesn't take us 10 hours to send this freaking monthly email INTERNET!!"

 

 

...Really, you don't get how big this is...

 

http://coastguardcouple.com/2011/09/22/free-wifi/

 

And for those of you who are reading our blog month to month and saying to yourselves "yeah, that's awesome, but I couldn't ever do the boat part." Well, this is for you: we met a fellow traveler that got to the islands the way most sane people do: by plane.  Thing is, she lived in paradise for the past several months on less than it would cost her to live at home.  If the tropics keep calling your name but the yacht thing ain't for you, then this article might really open your eyes:

 

http://coastguardcouple.com/2011/09/01/a-different-breed-of-nomad/

 

The world awaits and it loves company!

 

 

 

 

-Greg & Tiffany

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Crystal clear diving in Nuie

Touring the capital of Niue - Alofi

The snack that bites back

Whale watching in Mexico montage

We are not alone

Though we typically focus on last month's adventures, we decided to make an exception this time.  Because traveling gives you some interesting perspective on the anniversary of 9/11 

http://coastguardcouple.com/2011/09/11/we-are-not-alone/

 

 

What do you mean we're only halfway?!

The title pretty much says it all:

What do you mean we're only halfway?! 

So July found us back on Bora Bora.  Which, if you're going to be outside the US for the 4^th of July, a former WW2 US island battle fortress/Pacific paradise ain't too shabby a place to fly old glory.  They even had a party for us.  Though some American traditions did get slightly "altered" in translation as you can see in "Bora Bora 4th of July"

It's the effort that counted though.  You become very much more aware of the birthday of your nation when you're so far away from it. 

 

And we got into a canoe race and managed to not completely embarrass ourselves in "The Tahiti-Moorea Rendezvous"!

(can't say the same about when Greg tried to blow the conch shell though...)

 

We finally at long last got some video of a Polynesian church choir singing.  You may not have heard but Polynesians have a reputation for jaw-droopingly good church music.  They most certainly lived up to the hype.  Check out our post "Polynesian Singing".

 

Here's hoping your 4^th was as good as ours!

-Greg & Tiffany

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