On the Motu

Paw-paw Paradise

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May 10th 2007
Well we're on the Cook Islands, safe and sound in our accommodation (Rau's Gueshouse), which is amazing - we basically have a beach house all to ourselves and we look straight out to the white beach and the crystal clear waters. Getting here was a strange experience... we ended up going back in time, as we set off on the 30th May and arrived on the 29th May! Joanna wanted to bring a newspaper ... read more

Oceania » Cook Islands » Rarotonga

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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 e... ... read more