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Rarotonga Slideshow
Rarotonga
Travel Blogs from Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Riding 'round Rarotonga
... on each week. After a feast of local foods and entertainment by a traditional drum band, we were treated to an evening of Cook Islands polynesian dancing. Accompanied by drums, the dancers wiggled their hips and shook their knees at a record pace. It was ...
Specialist Chef Training?
I'm on the Cook Islands! Good eh? For the bargain price of less than a couple of hundred quid I'm on a south pacific island. Not quite sunning myself though, it's raining! Booooooo! I'm over here with Lee who also fancied the idea of a cheapo island ...
Rarotonga
... when we were walking off the plane. It was so hot when we got off the plane and looked like paradise. Rarotonga has a circumference of about 20 miles, so it is quite small, with pure white sandy beaches and crystal clear ...
The Cook Islands
... 3 girls just to actually even understand what I wanted and then another hour and $50 later it was finally done! So we arrived in the Cook Islands on time and the lady, rebecca, from the hostel was waiting to pick me and several others up in a tiny van ...
Sunday is for Sinners
... rescue effort...well, Sunday came around. The rescuers stopped being rescuers that day and went to church instead. I swear, it's a true Cook Islands legend about the importance of church to the people. So today I made an exception and went to church. ...
Cook Islands Part 1
So we made it to the beautiful Cook Islands... They've been everything we've expected so far- sunshine, beautiful beaches and friendly people wearing flowers. We've had a busy three days!! We got to know the local bus system pretty quickly- which has 2 ...
Last Day in Paradise
Well here we are the last day and wouldn't you know it, the sun is shining bright!! We stuck to our plan though and went into town and mouched around, had coffee and then lunch. When we came back we then did the beach scene - perhaps for the last time ...
cycling, kayaking and poker
Another easy day in paradise. Yesterday caught bus into town for the Saturday morning market tp buy some supplies from there and the supermarket. Then when snorkeling with pockets full of bread, so had fun feeding the fish. In the evening had a game of ...
Muri Beach
... , einem erloschenen, 130 meter hohem Vulkan mit Blick auf die Stadt ging meine Reise auch gleich weiter auf die Cook Islands. Mit Air New Zealand ging es zunaechst auf die Hauptinsel der Cooks. Beim Flug wird die Internationale Datumsgrenze ...
Rain stops play
... go by from cafes rather than the beach. I guess it meant I didn't really get to appreciate any of the beauty of the Cook Islands (or at least Rarotonga which is the main one and the only one I visited). And after a wet six days (which didn't stop me ...
Snorkelling and rain!
Decided to go down the beach this morning, about 25mins away where the snorkelling was meant to be good. We had a lovely beachcombing walk down and Gra went in. He saw some amazing fish just off shore, in fact they were so near to the beach that I also ...
At Sea
Monday 9th February - Day 27 - At Sea On waking this morning the weather and sea conditions had returned to their more tranquil state which we had become accustomed to over the last few weeks. The sun was shining the sky was blue and there was a ...
Days 64 to 69: Rarotonga
... and it took about 45 mins to do a full loop which we did a few times over the course of the 6 days. We stayed on Rarotonga for 6 nights and then flew across to Aitutaki for a couple of days. The airport was a giggle. No ID required. No bags scanned. Just ...
THE BIG DAY
The Big Day has finally arrived. We got up early and went to the markets, the best men had a hell of a time hiding Matt everytime they saw me walk past. Thankfully he didnt see me so that was good. We had arrange that Donna spend most of the day at the ...
Rain
Rained all day today. Aparently we've got here at the start of the rainy season. Place looks amazing though, great beaches and large tropical hills. Got picked up by the hostel we are staying at, the backpackers international hostel. Pretty good so ...
Arrive in Rarotonga
... to Tahiti, which half of us didn't even know we were going to! It turned out that the flight went LA - Tahiti - Rarotonga - Auckland. So even more time! We arrived in Tahiti in the early hours of their morning. It was light, but there ...
It's all starting to blur together
... at the internet center. So I encapsulated some of my thoughts into a section entitled "RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES OF A COOK ISLANDS VOLUNTEER NAMED Q:" 1) Rescuing baby myna birds who fall from drain spouts 2) Creating logical order ...
I'll be home for Christmas
It's 0815 hours in Rarotonga, and my roommate Stephanie and I are sitting outside at our favorite spot---Cafe Salsa in downtown Avarua, getting some emails done before biking to Te Uki Ou School for the day. Having a cup of coffee, listening to the ...
more Whales
Thursday Looked like a nice day today so we set off early for the beach. When we got there we settled down for some serious sun bathing , and what do you know, bloody whales started leaping out of the water just outside the reef. So we had to do more ...
Rarotonga
... Our flight was 9 and a half hours and left at half 11 so including the time difference it was 6am when we landed in Rarotonga! Bleary eyed we stumbled into the airport to be greeted by crazy hula music and the friendliest people!! We didn't get a garland ...
Discovering the Cook Islands
... country and is even smaller than Fiji! It is east of Fiji and near Tonga, Somoa and Tahiti. The Cook Islands are made up of 15 islands total. Rarotonga is the capital island and also the largest island of all the Cook Islands. Even with it being the ...
More tropical destination.
... moving west, through USA to Raratonga, it was their first glimpse of true tropical beaches. For us, the beauty of Fiji and the Cook Islands never stood up to Thailand's Koh Lipe. So we had to listen to people 'ooh' and 'ahh' over this ...
My entry into the Vaka 106 Team Journal
... were being ridiculous and joking around the other night about all sorts of things. In the midst of it, we crafted a brand new Cook Islands Expression: "WOULD YOU RATHER BE IN A BOX OR IN A VAKA?" Clearly our G.V. team, Vaka 106 has chosen ... ...
Confused of Cook
Thursday 4 September North-east of Southern Cook Islands S 18° 15.5' W 155° 33.4' Fine day but quite a lot of swell - sea state about six, ...
Scooters
... and went round the block for a cost of 5 quid each... So now I've got my licence, me and Fi have been tearing around Rarotonga for a couple of days. Half a tank of petrol lasted 2 days - cost a whole 2 quid to fill it up. Been snorkelling at quite ...
The Cook Islands
Well I've been in the cook islands for three nights and it'm already enjoying it more than the US. The US wasn't that bad it's just this place is incredible. It's been lovely weather since i got here with the occasional 15 minute shower which is actually ...
yet again more buses
Today we decided to hit the main town. It is easy to find your way here, either get a bus clockwise or anticlockwise!! They even have that on the front of the bus instead of a number. We got the clockwise one as this went round the rest of the island ...