Tuesday

Breakfast - same but with fat little market bananas
Morning tea - LV had three espressi while finishing her 'Lovely Bones' book at Saltwater Cafe. TC - Flat White

Lunch same as yesterday, but extra yummy basil from ladies on roadside

TC went snorkelling today.

Dinner at Vaima:

TC - Ika Mata - traditional to Cook Islands. Fresh fish cooked and marinated in lemon juice and coconut cream with tomatoes, cucumber, red onion and shallots

LV - prawn twisters. Sweet chilli soy seafood sauce

Mains - Catch of the Day. Fresh swordfish fillet grilled and served with an island-European blend of pawpaw, coriander, lime, sweet chilli salsa, served with potato croutons and stir fried vegetables

LV - hot chocolate cake

Kim Crawford Pinot Gris

Our taxi was driven by Liza. She was born in NZ to Rarotongan parents. She decided she would bring her teenage boys back to the island. She wanted them to be independent - learn how to fish or get coconuts if they were hungry or thirsty. Really interesting woman; we sat in her taxi for some time after we got back to our accommodation - unfortunately another job came up.

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Part of trip: Rarotonga

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