The island nation of Niue, about 300 miles east of Tonga, is the world's smallest country. We enjoyed it for it's friendly people and stunning geological formations. The limestone island rises straight up out of the ocean and is riddled with caves, 
caverns, chasms, and other types of holes.We rented a car with our friends from Timshel and undertook the grueling 60Km circumnavigation of the island to explore the various trenches, cavities, and craters under pouring rain.
We very much enjoyed our stay (despite the minor inconvenience of having to crane the dinghy in and out of the water every time we went ashore), but we were stuck regardless since we were waiting out the aforementioned bad weather. A couple of boats came in several days later having gotten caught out in the depression and all had suffered damage and reported seeing some 
frightful conditions. Austin, Joel and I also got our Niue driver's licenses.
