Day 8 is Friday our next to the last day on the island and will be our final night in our little beach side abode. After our long day trip to Aitutaki the day before we're in no big hurry to get out of bed. The only thing that gets us up at a reasonable hour is that we have booked a glass-bottomed-boat tour at Muri Lagoon with captain Tamas. The transfer bus is set to pick us up at 10:00 am, so we have a leisurely breakfast and wait in the lobby for the bus.
When the bus doesn't show we have the receptionist working at the front desk give a call to Tamas to find out what the hang up is. We know that island time is a bit different than regular time, but this was starting to exceed even that. We got the word back the the tour had been canceled for the day due to there being a large cruise vessel in port at Avarua. This turned out to be code for, the cruise lines pay better so no tour for regular people.
So, instead of pouting about it, we packed up the ol' scooter and headed out to take pictures of 
one of the churches that we had seen on an earlier tour. We thought we should get a few shots of these as they are a big part of local culture. We headed out towards Muri Beach and found the Titikaveka Cook Islands Christian Church. This is one of the oldest churches on the island.
one of the churches that we had seen on an earlier tour. We thought we should get a few shots of these as they are a big part of local culture. We headed out towards Muri Beach and found the Titikaveka Cook Islands Christian Church. This is one of the oldest churches on the island.The graves at the church we were told are mostly clergymen who had worked there in the past. The Cook Islanders don't believe in cremation, so everyone on the island is buried. Many on family plots near where they live, 
clergy get spots near the church. It's not clear what they'll do when they run out of room, but that's still a ways off so nothing for us tourists to have to deal with.
clergy get spots near the church. It's not clear what they'll do when they run out of room, but that's still a ways off so nothing for us tourists to have to deal with.After we were done with the church finding we went ahead and headed back around the rest of the island. We stopped in town again and got some more snacks then headed back to the resort.
We ended up eating at Captain Andy's Grill again. Which I think I've mentioned is the best food
at the place if you're willing to wait for it to come out. On the other hand, it was nice because Meghann got to wear one of the new little skirts that she had picked up in town. Isn't she cute?!
at the place if you're willing to wait for it to come out. On the other hand, it was nice because Meghann got to wear one of the new little skirts that she had picked up in town. Isn't she cute?!After dinner we headed up to our room for our last night in paradise. It was a little hard to sleep that night because we knew that tomorrow was our last day on the island. And following that we had a 9 hr. flight back to LA... . But even so we made the best of it, we'd sure miss falling asleep to the sound of crashing waves though!
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