http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Cook-Islands/Aitutaki/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , Cook Islands , Aitutaki en-us Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:09:26 +0000 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:09:26 +0000 BreakfastLV same sameTC 5 slices pawpaw tiny banana 5 pieces watermelon coconut slicesFiltered coffeeLunch no shops open for pies I seriously did go searching so forced to go to Samade on the Beach O'otuBBQ tuna chicken. Curried Pawpaw salsa crunchy salad with green orange and red capsicum crispy potato bake. One of our best and cheapest meals with a gorgeous view of the lagoon http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Cook-Islands/Aitutaki/blog-408352.html Breakfast sameAs we had promised the three Canadian sisters we went to meet them at their resort Aitutaki Lagoon Resort. Doris hadn't been feeling very well but we were able to take Rachel and Janine on the back of our bikes for a bit of a tour around the island. They said they had felt like prisoners at their accommodation with everything costing an exhorbitant amount of money. They als http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Cook-Islands/Aitutaki/blog-408344.html Breakfast same as yesterdayLunch provided by The King Teking as part of our day on the fabulous Aitutaki Lagoon.Salads fruit coconut jellied banana BBQd tuna chicken banana egg plant onion magnifique. The King is a Highlanders fan so would serve only Tui beer.Dinner at te VakaTC MaitaiLV G and TTC seafood bouillabaisse with crayfish crab fish squid scallops and garlic http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Cook-Islands/Aitutaki/blog-408336.html Last Raina Breakfast thank goodness we just ate the oranges and pawpaw plus our own chubby bananas.Now to Aitutaki.Lunch at TauonorsquosStarfruit juiceVegetables capsicum spinach chives chillis picked immediately before cooking and Spinach omelette. What a fantastic meal. Every mouthful was deliciousDinner te Vaka the restaurant attached to our accommodationLV MaitaiTC Tamanu Su http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Cook-Islands/Aitutaki/blog-406452.html After the wedding we went to Aitutaki and Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. We stayed in a little thatch roofed villa at a boutique resort called Etu Moana which was great. We used the resort's bicycles to go to the shop on the island for regular chocolate supplies and to neighbouring hotels etc for our meals since we could only get breakfast at our resort including a couple of Island nights wh http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Cook-Islands/Aitutaki/blog-395544.html A Day in the Life of the Most Perfect 10th Anniversary Ever We were woken by a wakeup call at 6.00 a.m. to ensure we would be on time for the transfer to the airport for our day in Aitutaki The weather was absolutely beautiful especially after it had rained all day the day before which was when we had originally wanted to go God was certainly looking after us by making sure the tour was http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Cook-Islands/Aitutaki/blog-392880.html Etter tips fra vaar travel agent Jan Erik som nok en gang har snekret sammen en kjempe tur booket vi en dagstur til Aituaki. Dette mente han var ett must om man besoeker Cook Islands.Atuaki er en av de srlige yene i ygruppen Cookyene. Aitutaki er 18.05 km stor derav hovedoeya dekker 168 km. Det er ca 2000 innbyggere. Aitutaki ligger ca 40 minutters flytur fra Raratonga saa det foerste http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Cook-Islands/Aitutaki/blog-371381.html It is market day on Raro so although we are stiff and sore from the trek we headed to the Punanga Nui Market this morning. It's Ruth's mums birthday today so we picked them up and headed to Avarua. The market was interesting as markets tend to be anywhere in the world there were lots of different foods and arts and crafts. The weather is not the best rain has forced us to duck in and out of sh http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Cook-Islands/Aitutaki/blog-344964.html I'll let the pictures do the talk...The best share this special moment with DaxThe worse family and friends couldn't be hereEn el lugar adecuado en el momento adecuadoUna imagen vale mas que mil palabras...Lo mejor Compartir este momento especial con DaxLo peor Familia y amigos no pudieron compartirlo con nosotros http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Cook-Islands/Aitutaki/blog-332050.html Kia Orana from Aranau 'Enua O Ru Ki Te Moana meaning Ru in search of land over the sea but to make things easier for those of us who don't speak maori was changed to Aitutaki a'i tutaki means to keep the fire going being Ru the 1st settler of the island who with his 4 wives his 4 brothers and their wives arrive here to decide to keep the island for himself and send his brothers away and http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Cook-Islands/Aitutaki/blog-332042.html As promised here are some more pictures from the Cook Islands http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Cook-Islands/Aitutaki/blog-330871.html Well the Cook Islands were GREAT We had an excellent time besides our little flight delay problem...but that was easily fixed by beautiful beaches and warm weather. As per the previous blog entry we were delayed in LA for about 6 hours and then had to be rerouted to Hawaii to pick up a new captain not sure how we flew to Hawaii without a captain..hmm...We arrived on the main island of Rar http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Cook-Islands/Aitutaki/blog-330283.html Our flight to The Cook Islands departed Auckland around 7pm on the 9th August but arrived in Rarotonga at 1am the same day. Of the many things wersquove been lucky to do on our travels we can now add time travel. Our next flight was to Aitutaki a small beautiful island. The only problem was that the flight was at 8am so we were in for a seven hour wait at the airport. The airport itself was pr http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Cook-Islands/Aitutaki/blog-329423.html Bored of the local lagoon which was a bit smelly we decided to trek to the other side of the island where we knew the swimming and snorkelling were much better. It didnrsquot look too far on the map but then we werenrsquot sure how accurate the map was Around 10am we set off. Luckily today was a bit cooler with a few clouds in the sky so if we were ever going to manage the walk today was http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Cook-Islands/Aitutaki/blog-314134.html Another lazy day on the beachWe headed off after a leisurely breakfast to the beach around the Samade Bar which was about five mins walk away. Wersquod heard this was the best beach but it wasnrsquot a vast improvement on our own beach plus there were no loungers for us to use. But we spent the morning laying in the shade there as it was way to hot to lay directly in the sun. We didnrsqu http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Cook-Islands/Aitutaki/blog-314131.html We woke up bright and early and finished our packing ready for moving from Amuri Pool Villa to a place called Inanos on the other side of the island. Paul gave us a lift over and we were finally able to find some bread in a shop on the way. We were met by the owner who showed us to our accommodation. We had a one bedroom place on stilts right on the beach. Ours was the only beachfront propert http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Cook-Islands/Aitutaki/blog-314129.html It has been a long day but I really want to write it up now before I forget any of the details as it was one of the best days ever. Wersquod booked to go on an Aitutuki Adventures lagoon trip today. The trip was run by Puna and Tutu a married couple who had been running the tours for a number of years. Puna took the boat out onto the lagoon before explaining to us where our first stops were http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Cook-Islands/Aitutaki/blog-314111.html I slept terribly last night. I think it was because there seem to be more geckos in this villa than the last place plus there seem to be more creepy crawlies in general. That combined with the fact it was so hot all night stopped me from relaxing as whenever I lay on top of the covers I was thinking about all of the things that might crawl on me.We decided not to hire bikes today and instead to h http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Cook-Islands/Aitutaki/blog-314107.html Today was our last day for now at the Muri Beach Cottages. We just managed to fit everything into our rucksacks although we knew that our hand luggage was overweight for the Aitutaki flight as it's only a small plane the hand luggage allowance is tiny. We hoped it would be relaxed and that they wouldnrsquot care because if they werenlsquot we were in trouble.I spent part of the morning wal http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Cook-Islands/Aitutaki/blog-314105.html Aitutaki is one of the Cook Islands in the Pacific. It is the second most visited island of the Cook Islands. It is famous for its white sand beaches uninhabited islands. Has anybody been to this place Then share your experience.The remoteness of this island makes it number one choice for tourists. When it comes to select a place to spend their honeymoon this place tops.One of the attraction i http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Cook-Islands/Aitutaki/blog-311977.html