Aitutaki From the Sky

Paradise

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October 24th 2007
We landed at 6am in Rarotonga (the principle island) to be met with lush flora and forna, intense humidity and a lovely man playing the polynesian guitar, we both immediately felt better after the grey chicken incident in LA. We stayed in town for the first night as we had early morning flights to an outer island, Aitutaki, the next day. We wandered around the shops and lined No's tummy with n ... 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