Rich in a coconut tree

Rich and Kerry on Coconut Time

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October 2nd 2006
Hello everyone, After a short flight from Tahiti we arrived on the main island of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. For our first 2 nights we stayed in our own beachouse which was brilliant - only about 20 ft from the lagoon with a hammock, verandah and lots of pet lizards!! The Cooks were governed by New Zealand and so we met a lot of Kiwis who were really friendly and gave us loads of travel adv ... 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