Cook islands

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part 1 - I had such an amazing week on the Cook Islands, however i lost my camera!!!! So i will put my friends on instead as the cook island are truly beautiful. I was only there for a week but that was enough to explore the island. Pip and i hired a nissan micra so we could get around and explore the whole island. It is cook islands winter at the moment; but you wouldn't know it; it was still about 27 degrees! We went to fruit markets and local art markets, waterfalls, beaches and to a tribal evening. We met a really nice group of people and enjoyed lots of barbeques together on the decking that looked over the beach. The photos should be going up in the next few days. I am currently in auckland airport, we are stayin in the airport for 24 hours, i think i may go mad, then we have a 13 hour flight to santiago chile!! I am doing to inca trail in 3 days in peru, really looking forward to it but i think it may be very challenging to a group of girls that have eaten lots of naughty food over the last few months but we'll see. Will update this blog entry soon!! lots of love xxxxxx

Part 2 - hi everyone. Have had a really good few weeks. The end of new zealand was lots of fun, we got to explore some places that we only saw briefly on our way down the island. We also spent two evenings with some friends from Bristol who have moved out to Auckland for two nights, it was so nice to see familiar faces and be spoilt with real food and lovely company! We then went to the Cook Islands for a week, which was so so beautiful! We are now in santiago in chile, which i have really enjoyed. A lot of people put a bad light on the city but i think it feels like you are in Madrid or italy, there is a busy atmosphere and lots of markets but it is so clean which i was really surprised about! We did however get ripped of by the first taxi we got which was annoying but it has taught us a lesson! We bumped into 2 girls we know from bristol, and have spent a lot of time with them. We are waiting in our hostel at the moment it is 3 am and our taxi should be here soon for our 6 am flight to Lima Peru where i will start the inca trail 2 days later!! Quite scared about the trek due to lack in excersie the last few months, but i'm sure i will survive and love it!! 24 days until i am home!!! lots of love xxxx

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