Pacific Resort Rarotonga Avarua

... california<br><br>The only downside was thatwe went out for a lovely meal at the the boathouse and unfortunately I was on the menu...100 bites later my legs look like a peperami pizza... I sure am taste!!!! Steve recons if they all join up I will be a lovely colour.<br><br>A trip out to the lagoon was astounding, first we travel in a pick up truck with plastic chairs in the back ... great till you brake or go round corners.. then out into the amazing turqoise water in a small ...

... blossoms for the hair. Dancers entertained on a grass lawn in the centre, wearing spectacular head dresses of green woven leaves and vibrant blossoms. We had no camera with us, and not much time- we had to find food! Remembering Tonga, where the market was the only source of fresh produce, we knew that if we didn't pick up anything now, we might be living on tinned tuna for a week! <br><br>Eggs, onions, kumera... we soon had the rudimentary ingredients for an ...

... The gradient also increased, until what began as a gentle slope became a definate climb. Despite the hard work however, I was loving every minute of it! Strange birds called in the distance and colourful lizards scampered underfoot. Almost before I knew it, I was nearing the Needle, 413m above sea level. The views from the top were astounding - the green jungle, punctuated by the bright pinks or yellows of flowering plants, sloping down to a sapphire ...

... suoraan jostain Pirkka-Pekka Peteliuksen sketsistä ja todella kivaa piristystä antoi iltaan tämä ohjelmanumero. :-) Koska meillä oli heti huomenaamuna lento eteenpäin Aitutakille, niin varasin ihan vaan tästä lentokentän lähellä sijaitsevasta Aquarius hotellista huoneen yhdeksi yöksi. Tämä Aquarius sijaitsee suoraan tien toisella puolella (mene oikealle!!) lentokentältä ja kävelymatkaa on vain muutama minuutti ...ainakin jos lähtee oikeaan suuntaan! :-) Nyt k ...

... although we did anyway) as the water was crystal clear, fish everywhere. We landed on the island where they filmed Survivor and Castaway and enjoyed freshly cooked tuna before heading over to One Foot Island where we received our obligatory passport stamp and sent postcards. We went to two "Island Night"s while we were on Aitutaki, both very different. The first was at the "posh" resort over the water from our bungalows. Allegedly the guests were paying ...

... and his interest is genuine. -- And the way Garland works so hard and the little time she saves for herself, well, that she spends being kind to her mom, Jane. -- The way Stephanie and Beverly shred any bit of inhibition and got out onto the "dance floor" at the National Auditorium and shook it with the best of the cook Islands dancing girls. -- The evening when the Vaka 106 team met at Club Raro for a pre-dinner happy ...

... legend about the importance of church to the people. So today I made an exception and went to church. My new roommate Stephanie (who I'll talk about more later) and I tried to find clothes that covered up enough skin, which is rough when it's like 90+ degrees at 9 am. We set out from the Kii Kii Motel on foot and made our way into downtown Avarua to attend the Cook Islands Christian Church. Before arriving, I made a pit stop to safety pin my dress closed ...

... islands "Motus" - sorry I think that is spelled correctly). There are lots of kayaks around so hopefully we'll be able to get out and have an explore of the islands tomorrow. Not being bothered to cook we ended up at Sails restaurant on the beach for lunch today. It wasn't that expensive and the fish burger I had was yummy! We had island fries too, kinda like hot chips but made out of kumara, banana and taro. Not good for the waist line but you've got to try the local food, right?!?

... Judy (Papamoa couple) for lunch and with them negotiated what we thought was a reasonable deal with a taxi driver to explore a little more of the island. $20 an hour sounded good. He took us to see Robert Loius Stevenson's museum, past some impressive 2007 South Pacific games venues, a golf course, the airport and the new Aggie Grey's hotel. After three $120. Either his maths was no good or he was having us on. He explained that $20 was just for around town and we had driven some ...