Contemporary Art

I said this about Picton Castle, and I'll say it again: Being registered to the Cook Islands is awesome! It's difficult, if not impossible, for anyone other than Americans to get paid work on American-flagged vessels, but the Cook Islands enforces no such restrictions. Our crew at present consists of five Americans (the Owner, the Captain, the Cook, Nate and Myself) one Canadian, one German, two I-Kiribati, one Brit, and one Spaniard. On Sunday we had the day off and use of an old Honda mini van, so all of us (minus the Owner, the Captain, and the Cook) piled in. We dropped off the Brit (our Mate) and the Spaniard(our Super Cargo) at the ship's other car, and the rest of us embarked on Island Tour.
The purpose of Island Tour is to pack as many people in the van as want to come, and once this is accomplished rules are as follows:
1. Sponteneity is encouraged.
2. Start drinking early.
3. When the alcohol runs out, pull over immediately and buy more.
4. Anyone can shout a suggestion for a destination or activity/demand a smoke break at anytime.
5. The driver holds veto power and does not have to pay any of the parking fees.

In the course of our Island Tour we:
1. Visited the Maritime Museum
2. Got Vietnamese food
3. Picked up a local professor of contemporary art (the German's girlfriend)
4. Stopped at a scenic overlook
5. Went to the beach
6. Discussed contemporary art at length

Island Tour is a lot like Kwai: It's barely-controlled chaos, but everyone's happy.