all aboard

Blue lagoon

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November 18th 2007
Elaine - another volunteer on this trip - decided to come along to Aitutaki with me and I'm glad she did. The prop plane zoomed off with us to Aitutaki in about 45 minutes and as the pilot made his descent, paradise rose from the sea. Imagine it: the endless, cobalt blue ocean and suddenly, an "island" of brilliant turquoise water, a hook-shaped island ringed with white beach and 15 small islands ... read more

Oceania » Cook Islands » Aitutaki

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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