Swimming at the waterfall

Kia Orana

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August 31st 2006
We have reached the final leg of our journey, Rarotonga, in the South Pacific. Its been my turn to have to acclimatise from the city life (my natural habitat) to a tropical island where there is little to do other than lie on the beach. But its not exactly a hardship and I am still managing to find shopping opportunities. Immediately across from our apartment there is a beautiful secluded beach ... 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