Nukutoa

Only about 45 minutes here after an 18-hour ship voyage, which was quite disappointing. I also saw two black starling-like birds disappear into a coconut palm -- presumably Atoll Starlings but it was only the briefest of unaided glimpses. Very, very few outsiders have been allowed to set foot on the island, and in a few years, the whole atoll may be totally submerged.