Muri Lagoon

July 22nd 1993
We spent a week on Rarotonga at the Pacific Resort on Muri Beach at the east end of the island. After the drizzle and cool of Aitutaki, we were a bit disappointed that it didn't seem much better there. It struggled to get out of the high teens, and was definitely too cool for swimming. Ah well we thought, Western Samoa is a lot further north; it'll be warmer when we get there in a week's time. ... read more

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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

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Dave and Issy Sheehan

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Former TravelPod Member: the.sheehan Joined: June 22nd, 2015 We live in Melbourne, Australia, with our three offspring Scott, Emma and Troy, Coco the dog, and cats Sidney and Chilli. As at 2015 our offspring have all left school and should, in theory at least, be capable of fending for themselves, so as long as they don't kill each other or burn the house down, we can now happily trip off into the sunset. Issy was born in Malta. She came to Australia with her family when she was four, and as at early 2015 she's never been back. I was born in London to Australian parents who met ... full info

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Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Raratonga
When I was there in 1980 I went scuba diving and enjoyed riding a bike on the circle road around the island.

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