Photos of Cook Island Excitement

Gala evening with London theme (thus the umbrella and bowler hat)

The doomed channel before coral-gate

Our tour leader

Mary, one of the tour participants, agreed to have a paste of this stuff applied to her hair (it's supposed to make your hair grow)

But it smells god-awful

The "heart" of King Kehmehahmeha (sp?)

Mary's hair post-treatment! Only kidding. She brushed it later and it looked lovely. She is a beautiful woman and a good sport too!

Mrs. "Pa" with a couple of her paintings 

The stranded tender

Captain and crew wading out

Passengers making their way ashore

Rescuing the boat

The "survivors"

Boat drained water for a good twenty plus minutes

We've been watching this gal -- she has this same outfit in a myriad of colors. The hat is a new touch though.

Presentation on Maori culture in advance of our visit to New Zealand 

Two heads are better than one!