Our 10th Anniverary - Day 4 Spent in an Idyllic Place - 13 February 2009

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February 13th 2009

Published: April 22nd 2009

A Day in the Life of the Most Perfect 10th Anniversary Ever!! We were woken by a wake-up 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 ... Read Full Entry

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Jeni Robinson

GetawayGirl

I'm married to Steve and have one daughter, Sascha, who is 28 and is married to Brad, and Tim, 29, is my stepson and Amy, 26, is my stepdaughter. We live in Brisbane and I am a Court Reporter. I lived in Wellington, New Zealand when I was 17 for 18 months and Canberra for six years, where Sascha was born. We love travelling and have been cruising around the islands of Hawaii and Fanning Island, Kiribati and stayed at Rarotonga and Aitutaki in the Cook Islands twice. Our next trip is self-drive around Italy for two weeks and 15 days cruise the Rhine and the Danube from Budapest to Amsterdam... full info

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The 'Titi Ai Tonga'

Our cruiser for the day - a very large boat was to be our transport around Aitutaki Lagoon.

Mel About to Board

Boarding the 'Titi Ai Tonga' for our cruise around Aitutaki Lagoon.

Across to Aitutaki Lagoon Resort and Spa

Views across to the resort we stayed in last year - great memories came flooding back as Steve and Jeni saw our 'island paradise'!

Tiki, Our Cruise Guide

The staff on the boat, with Tiki playing the drums, who was our tour guide and sat with Mel and Jeni on the way back in the plane.

Aitutaki Lagoon Resort and Spa

More views across to the island where Aitutaki Lagoon Resort and Spa is situated.

Close-Up of Aitutaki Lagoon Resort and Spa

The overwater bungalows and main beach of the Aitutaki Lagoon Resort and Spa.

Restaurant of Aitutaki Lagoon Resort and Spa

The main restaurant of Aitutaki Lagoon Resort and Spa - where we shared some beautiful meals last year and Tavita gave us the most memorable meal!

Aitutaki Lagoon Resort and Spa Growing Smaller

More views of the Aitutaki Lagoon Resort and Spa.

One of the Many Islands

There are 15 islands in the Aitutaki Lagoon Group and this was one of them - very picturesque.

Moturakau and Rapota Islands

The two islands used in Survivor, Cook Islands and Shipwrecked - two TV series filmed here.

Moturakau Island

Where we walked around for about 30 minutes - there were heaps of mahogany trees with pure white terns nesting in them in the middle of the island.

Panorama of Rapota Island

Looking across to Rapota Island from Moturakau - just beautiful and look how clear the water is!

The Foreshore of Moturakau Island

Just like a deserted island - there are no inhabitants on any of the islands except Aitutaki Island itself, the one where all the villages we visited in the morning are situated.

Steve in the Middle of Moturakau

Thick vegetation and a hunky spunk in the middle of it all!!

100 Year Old Mahogany Trees

These trees are in the middle of Moturakau Island.

Magnificent Views from Moturakau

Across to more islands in the Aitutaki Group - with two birds perched on the rocks in the middle of the picture!

Wading Sea Birds

Close-up of the birds on the rocks of the foreshore of Moturakau Island.

Steve Having a Wander

Moturakau Island is one of only two volcanic islands in the group - the other 13 are coral islands. Notice the black rocks in the background.

Steve Paddling on Moturakau

Steve wandering through the many rock pools on the foreshore, where various tiny fish were to be found.

Rocky Foreshore with Feathered Friends

The birds perched on rocks on the foreshore of Moturakau island, with the volcanic rocks scattered all around.

A Shy Resident

One of the thousands of hermit crabs found on the islands of Aitutaki!

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