Background: Named after Captain COOK, who sighted them in 1770, the islands became a British protectorate in 1888. By 1900, administrative control was transferred to New Zealand; in 1965 residents chose self-government in free association with New Zealand. The emigration of skilled workers to New Zealand and government deficits are continuing problems.
May 11th 2008Oceania » Cook Islands » Rarotonga From Auckland we flew to Rarotonga, an island in the South Pacific which is part of the Cook Islands group. This was supposed to be our paradise island break with lots of sun and sand but unfortunatel ... 13 photos[full story]
April 5th 2008Oceania » Cook Islands » Rarotonga
We arrived in Raratonga at 2.40am to be told by the pilot that we were now 23 hours behind Auckland.
That's the nearest we'll ever get to time travel.......
As arranged, Adrianne ... 32 photos[full story]
April 27th 2008Oceania » Cook Islands » Rarotonga
So it's been a while since our last entry. It's only really been a few days but theres been so much going on it feels like forever!
After we'd finished typing the entry on Thursday morning, Cha ... 20 photos[full story]
April 19th 2008Oceania » Cook Islands » Rarotonga Kia Orana all,
Well the good news is that the Ana is off the reef. Not refloated but rather hauled up onto the hard. Surprisingl,y little damage and still no clear reason why she went up in th ... 4 photos[full story]
March 22nd 2008Oceania » Cook Islands » Rarotonga
I guess the biggest news here currently is that poor old Tapi has yet another boat on the reef. This time the Ana, which went up Saturday afternoon in calm conditions. Rumours are rife as to what ca ... 5 photos[full story]
March 22nd 2008Oceania » Cook Islands » Manihiki Heeey!
Habt ihrs auch so schoen wie wir??
Bei uns scheint die Sonne seit Tagen und der Schnee ist bald weg!
Jeeh!
Wie gehts euch allen???
Schreibt mal ein paar Kommentare, damit ich auch weiss ... 1 photos[full story]
March 2nd 2008Oceania » Cook Islands » Aitutaki I was missing Fiji, leaving it behind on the way to Rarotonga, the capital of Cook Islands. Arriving at the tiny airport was a new experience. It's like a bus terminal with all the shop closed. A nice ... [full story]
March 5th 2008Oceania » Cook Islands » Rarotonga My Buddy Bill, yapdivers@mantaray.com warned me that writing a regular news letter was hard work and I laughed, I owe you a beer buddy.
The last few weeks we have been without all of our regular ... 4 photos[full story]
February 19th 2008Oceania » Cook Islands » Rarotonga Kia Orana everybody,
After discussion with my mate Dale last week, I have decided to revive the travel blog. Although it is not this time about travel but more about keeping my many buddy’s o ... 6 photos[full story]
December 7th 2007Oceania » Cook Islands » Rarotonga As the ship anchors near Rarotonga, Alan and I enjoy a sunny breakfast on the balcony. When the tenders are lowered into the water, it becomes obvious that we are bobbing on a rocky sea. The boats tip ... 12 photos[full story]
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