The Peace Run team was fortunate enough to meet Prime Minister Dalton Tagelagi who officially welcomed the Peace Run to Niue.
In his office the Peace runners were able to hear of the work the government of Niue is doing on both a local and global scale,
sharing the beauty and importance of peace in this world of ours.
A perfect start to our day in Niue.
Whilst in the government building, the Peace Run team had an opportunity to more formally met the Honourable Sonya Talagi, Minister for Education and Social Services who had been at the airport and welcomed us on arrival.
Jo is doing an amazing job creating and coordinating the Peace Run events in Niue.
Next was the search for the essential fuel for the torch to make its journey around Niue.
The Peace Run was then welcomed at Niue Chamber of Commerce (NCOC) where we were greeted by Catherine Papani and her team.
Her amazing team wanted to take a few moments to find peace inside their hearts.
Catherine's enthusiasm and passion for her job is infectious and soon an impromptu Peace Run relay was happening between the neighbouring businesses!
They ran from shop to shop passing the torch,...
sharing the joy and oneness of the Peace Run.
Thank you to Niue Chamber of Commerce.
You have touched our hearts with your love.
Just around the corner we found the famous Niue Honey company.
Niue has some of the best honey in the world (named Best International Honey at the UK’s 85th National Honey Show - the Oscar’s of world honey)
The team could have spent hours here learning all about these amazing bees and their delicious honey.
Honey Man very kindly gave us some of their award winning honey to enjoy for the rest of our time here in Niue.
Then the official running of the Peace Torch throughout Niue started ...
with a quiet and soulful relay run through the Huvalu forest conservation area of Niue. This area is very sacred and is mostly left untouched so that nature can continue to flourish.
In the village of Liku we met some road workers who were happy to hold the Peace Torch.
After the running was finished there was yet another stunning chasm to take the Peace Torch.
150 steps lead down into Anapala chasm, a crack in the limestone.
with a beautifully clear fresh water pool at the bottom, revealed in the depths of the earth.
Back on the coast the beauty and power of the surrounding ocean was stunning.
To finish the day the Peace Run team participated in a circuit workout at the Niue High School hall coached by the Principal Charles.
Charles our task master!
Apparently he went easy on us, but we still left feeling dinner was well deserved.
And we may have picked up some more Peace Runners...
...to join us on our next few days of running.
