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Oceania » Cook Islands » Rarotonga February 12th 2009

We went for breakfast again at about 7.45 but as it was raining decided not to go for a snorkel but take advantage of different activities for the day. Firstly we all went back to our room and for a couple of games of May I, which Steve won - both of them - again! Around 11 o'clock we all got ready for a trip to Avarua as we thought it would be a good time to go shopping as there wasn't much we could do in the way of "sun" activities. We caught the "clockwise" bus outside the resort and enjoyed the sights as we travelled into Avarua. After a bit of window shopping we went for lunch at the Salsa Café in the main street. Our lunch was delicious and we were joined by ... read more
Friendly Little Fellows
Colourful Locals on the Bus
Steve and Mel at Salsa Cafe

Oceania » Cook Islands » Rarotonga February 11th 2009

We again woke fairly early and went to breakfast around 7.30 where we talked to Ros and Len for a while before they went off on their last day excursion. Ros and Jeni found we had so many similarities, including both had broken our ankles while on holidays within a few months of each other, we had the same orthopaedic surgeon in Brisbane, we have the same camera, drive the same make of car, our daughters are both nurses and they had recently done the the Scenic Tours Jewels of Europe River Cruise (which is the same one we are doing later this year), as well as many other smaller things!! We were truly amazed at just how much we have in common. After breakfast Jeni emailed Sasch & Brad and John and then met Steve ... read more
Dog Fish from the Deck!
Blue Trevally Waiting for Breakfast
View from the Deck to Our Wing

Oceania » Cook Islands » Rarotonga February 10th 2009

We awoke fairly early (after Jeni's very sleepless night!) and went to breakfast at around 8.30. The weather was a bit overcast but this cleared after a few hours. It was so lovely to be back again less than a year since our last visit and Mel really loved the resort and the position of it on the lagoon, especially looking out over the lagoon while eating breakfast. The thousands of Blue Trevally were still waiting for their bread breakfast each morning and the staff were just as helpful and lovely. After breakfast we took the orientation tour of the resort (we didn't do it last year so thought it would be a good idea to see what was on offer at the resort this year). Afterwards Jeni booked an Aitutaki Day Tour and originally tried ... read more
View from Our Balcony Area
Steve on Our Balcony
Steve on our Balcony

Oceania » Cook Islands » Rarotonga February 10th 2009

We woke early and the taxi arrived at 5.45 for our trip to the airport. During the journey we found out that the driver was Bob Welsh, a good friend of Jean-Pierre and Chris Raber from the Sunshine Coast. Consequently he gave us a discount on our trip which was such a bonus for the start of our holiday!! We had breakfast at the airport and sat chatting while waiting for our departure call. The flight was great to Auckland, although Mel had to sit by herself for that leg of our journey. We ended up sitting next to a girl from Aitutaki and so we had a wonderful chat with her about her beautiful part of the world, and some of the Cook Island customs, including that all first grandchildren are raised by their grandparents ... read more
Mel at Brisbane International Airport
Steve & Mel at Airport
Mel & Jeni at Airport




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