Muri Lagoon Rarotonga

Yeah! Another superb day in our south Pacific island, it was sunny, hot, and the water was clearer and warmer than the day before.

Early risers, we woke up at 5:15AM to go game fishing. Game fishing is going out on the bigger boats looking for the large fish like tuna, wahoo, mahimahi, and marlin. We arrived eager to begin our next …

Kia Orana - 'may you live on' - is the standard greeting in The Cook Islands. Let's start with the geography as numerous people have asked - where are they? The Cook Islands handbook reliably informs me that they are located between Tahiti and Samoa, 3000 miles south of the Hawaiian Islands. They are a group of 15 islands scattered over some 2 …

... and our home had a cooker, fridge freezer, sink, safe and bathroom with a verandah overlooking Muri Lagoon and two of Rarotonga's four motu (islands). We then went for a quick moonlight stroll around the grounds where we came across our neighbours, ...

... sun came out around 11.  While Dean and I fished, CJ and Trish took a kayak out to one of the nearby islands in Muri lagoon and explored the island. They said they spotted a good variety of fish along the way.  Our fishing was very ...

... light wasn’t working so we couldn‘t see anything.  It didn’t matter, we could hear the waters of Muri Lagoon lapping against the shore somewhere close below us. Then it was time to check out the cottage.  To be honest, it ...

... the other reason we chose the pole house.  It's built right over the rocks that fringe the headland that marks the end of the Muri Lagoon.   I am not a religious person but I found myself in heaven as did Al. Wow. Wow. Wow. Got dressed ...

... to Raro on the same day, Space Plus seats on final flight; Muri Beach Cottages - location, the bigger cottage and especially Gwen; Muri lagoon; quality of food nearly everywhere we went; ease of getting around on Raro on the public bus; Pa’s cross ...

... by mosquitos, chased by small pigs, or rudely awaken by cockerels! Yesterday we hired kayaks and went over to the smaller islands in Muri lagoon and saw some pretty cool fish and a massive lobster! Had a go at snorkelling with varied success. Today ...

... , capiccino or cappuccino to you and me.  Food Shopping in the Cook Islands This is an event in itself in the Cook Islands.  Supermarkets, well shops line the main ring road that circles the islands and vary in size and shape.  Some look ...

... , although not as good as I remember it being the first time but that could be because last time included Aitutaki and Muri Lagoon marine life hadn't been wiped out by a cyclone. But because Andrew hadn't snorkelled in tropical waters before, this didn't ...

Hello everybody, This will be a short one as weve mostly just sat on a beach for 12 days. We stayed on Muri lagoon and had some fun in the ocean and got really quite good at frisbee. We also did one huge trek across the island which involved walking ...

... day we hired a scooter which we had read was the only way to explore the Island properly. This meant Richard had to get a Cook Islands driving license which he is very proud of! The weather was changeable (we did experience a few tropical downpours) but ...