Cook islands

Christmas & New Year in the Cook Islands

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January 9th 2006
We spent 2 weeks over Xmas & NY on 2 of the Cook Islands; Rarotonga and Aitutaki. Parts of it were very good and parts of it were very bad... Here are some photographs ... 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