Well, we’re finally in our first destination: Rarotonga. After spending a few great days in Vancouver with our wonderful hosts Jon, Suz, and Fable, we left for the sunny tropical Cook Islands. Our flight with Air New Zealand was great - spacious and comfortable, and the food was delicious as well. After a 3 hour flight from Vancouver, 6 LONG hours holed up in a tiny wing of the LA airport, and a 10 hour flight to get here, it was such a relief to feel the warm tropical air and light drizzle of the early morning rain as we disembarked the plane. Rarotonga is the main and oldest island of the Cook Islands - a self-governing territory of New Zealand. Cook Islands is comprised of 15 islands in total, but due to budget constraints, we’ll
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