Wednesday was Fanning Island. I got off on tender #4, I think, but it really didn’t matter as almost everyone who wanted to get off was on the island by 10:30 am. We took one of the ships lifeboat/tenders to the island. (More on that later) I went right to the bike rental shed and there were more than enough bikes. ($10 for the first hour and $5 per hour after that.).  I recommend the bike at first because you can cover a lot of ground. You can always drop off the bike and do the beach/walk around and shop later. All those things are real close by. Yes, there are flies but they didn’t seem to be that bad and they didn’t seem to land on you. I brought along a can of Off and never touched it. We started out by riding down to the primary and elementary schools. We brought along balloons, bubbles and candy and it was a big hit. Yes, the people are poor, but that is how they live. They were very friendly and didn’t ever beg or bother you.  I didn’t eat from the food provided by NCL. I would suggest eating breakfast on ship and then lunch also on ship. We got on the island by 9:30am and headed back at 12:30 pm. We didn’t lay out at the beach, so add some time for that and you will have done everything there is to do. Bring singles onshore. The natives aren’t going to cash traveler’s checks and not much is over $10. On the way back we took the large catamaran tender. When we got close to the ship, the tender kept bobbing up and down. The crew had to improvise with the walkway. Luck would have it when my wife and daughter tried to cross the gangway the entire gangway rose 3 feet in the air suspending them up there. Luckily my son grabbed Julie and I made Natalie jump off. They were more scared than unsafe but the reason I bring it up was the water appeared very calm. The crew did a great job with the conditions. I say nuts to the guy who complained a month ago about how he couldn’t get off at Fanning even though it seemed ok to him. I believe that was the time someone on the crew injured their leg. If they say it’s too rough believe them. Interested in becoming a travel agent? Follow this link to find out more. Home Based Travel Agent