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Cook Islands

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April 13th 2015
Hi everyone, still have some wi-fi time left, (wish I had more), just to give a brief history on how many Cook Islands there are. There are 15 altogether, 6 in the Northern group and the rest in the Southern group, where we are staying and visited yesterday. The islands in the Northern group are harder to get to, they are quite isolated and have very few visitors due to the distance and infrequenc ... 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