The sun arrives

Finally the weather cleared. Sunday morning is island market day, so it was a quick stop there

for some more provisions

and some entertainment by one of Fletcher Christians descendants 

There was also a memorial and plaque listing the names of the 195 Bounty mutineer descendants and their Tahitian wives and families from Pitcairn Island who came here in 1856

Next stop was Emily Bay for a swim. The water was a really pleasant temperature and a magnificent blue

Phil and Dawn arrived mid morning, and while they settled in, we headed off for a quick snorkel at Slaughter Bay. T was less than ideal conditions, but there was plenty of coral and small fish

Next it was north of the island to the magnificently set Bedrock Cafe for lunch

This is the view from the grounds and the lunch verandah

Next stop was the Captain Cook landing lookout

and a walk along the Bridle track

with lots of birdwatching, such as frigate birds

sparrow hawks

and white terns, noddies, boobies, and red tailed frigate birds working the cliffs.

Another included tour in our package in the evening, Wonderland by Night. A night of bush poetry by local poet Archie Biggs in "magically" lit woods. It actually turned to it to be better than expected.