Triumphant at the Top

Cross Island Track - Kit Carson and the Prettiest Person In The World?

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January 12th 2009
Wednesday was very hot and we went looking for a good place to snorkel. We stopped for a while at one beach, then drove around and into town for some shopping. Terry, who considers himself a world expert on putting sunscreen on had forgotten his lips and the bottom of his nose. The result was that he had blisters all over and he had trouble eating and drinking. Next morning the weather was c ... 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