Rarotonga is the largest of the Cook Islands. The Cook Islands are a country in the Pacific Ocean between New Zealand and the US. New Zealand Air has a route from New Zealand to Rarotonga to Los Angeles. Great!!!
Cook Islanders have New Zealand passports and New Zealand currency is used there. There are a lot of New Zealand and Australian tourists there but it definitely is not like New Zealand. The native people have beautiful cultural shows, I can't believe the can do dance moves like they do.
Anyway, the entire time I was chilly in New Zealand, I thought about the fact that we'd be going to the Pacific Islands before heading home.
We enjoyed the best snorkeling of my life, tropical weather, tropical vegetation, beaches, rum drinks, driving scooters around the island, exploring and relaxing.
It was lovely and fun. The photos speak for themselves.
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| Enjoying drinks before dinner (I made my head piece!) |
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| Smile children! |
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| Afternoon cruising |
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| Yeah - it's that pretty. |
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| Had to try the coconut drink - with my handy guide, can't live without Lonely Planet when travelling |
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| Our fun mode of transportation |
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| As it is for everyone else |
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| Evening cocktails |
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| A little ukelele music to sip by |
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| And a pretty sunset to sip by |
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| The beach at the place we stayed |
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| Our alarm clock |
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| Highest point on the island - the Needle |
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| View from a trail across the island |
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| The hike was steep |
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| Cultural show - love all the plant weavings |
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| Amazing dancers |
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| Nice headware! |
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| At the local market |
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| Lots of native people with beautiful tatoos |
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| Still has the English influence - I loved getting an entire pot of tea when I ordered tea |
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| Yeah - it's been a good trip |
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| A scene to remember |
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