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Trip 40 — Niue and Dogojima Walks

12 February to 16 March 2024

The Polynesian island of Niue and the Japanese island of Dogojima are the 19th and 20th of the 26 Abecedarian Walks, my endeavor to walk around islands whose names begin with each of the letters of the alphabet.

Each "day" below corresponds to a walking day. Occasionally I took a day off from walking, and experiences from those days are incorporated into the previous or the following walking day's account.

In addition to these verbal accounts are musings, photos, and videos on Instagram and Twitter.

Prologue
Niue day 1 Airport to Makefu
Niue day 2 Makefu to Hikutavake and the Talava Arches and Matapa Chasm
Niue day 3 Hikutavake to Lakepa (via Toi, Toi, and Toi)
Niue day 4 Lakepa to Liku
Niue day 5 Liku to Tamakautoga
Niue day 6 Tamakautoga to airport via Anaana Point
  Interlude: Niue to Japan via Fiji
Dogojima day 1 Saigo Port to Okinoshima
Dogojima day 2 Okinoshima to Uzuki
Dogojima day 3 Uzuki to Minamigata
Dogojima day 4 Minamigata to Misakimachi
Dogojima day 5 Misakimachi to Saigo Port