RECOVERED

Back to Basics...and loving it

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July 27th 2007
July 27th, 2007 We arrived in Rarotonga at about 6:30am. It was still dark when we landed, but we were welcomed into the small airport with smiles and a song from the locals. We left most of our luggage in left luggage and waited for our 8:00am flight to Auitutaki. It was a short flight (about 45-50 minutes). We saw our first glimpse of paradise as we flew over the Island. The island is surrou ... read more

Oceania » Cook Islands » Aitutaki

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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