Muri Lagoon Rarotonga

... 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, a ...

... island sipping pina coladas in the middle of the pacific? With that in mind we opted for Rarotonga, the largest of the Cook Islands. Continuing as my voyage started, we missed our flight out but were fortunate to jump on a slightly later one. I ...

... 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 was ...

... 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 and ...

... 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 we're ...

... , 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 ...

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 ...

After 3 flights, 4 airports and a combined 18 hours of airport transit hell (not including flight time), we arrive in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, in the South Pacific. During our epic journey, we crossed over the International Date line - a very strange ...