Shipwreck?

Well what's left of it, just the boiler...

April 5th 2008
We arrived in Raratonga at 2.40am to be told by the pilot that we were now 23 hours behind Auckland. WOW - We get to repeat the day all over again. That's the nearest we'll ever get to time travel....... As arranged, Adrianne from Tiare Village picked us up on our arrival. She informed us that the double we had booked was being refurbished and that we would be staying ... read more

Oceania » Cook Islands » Rarotonga

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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Ron & Avril

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"SPENDING THE KIDS INHERITANCE" Well thats what the kids accuse us of - so, (Skid & Skim) ski/daddy and ski/mummy are doing just that..... 2 Brits off around the world on August 19th 2007 and don't they just hate us for it!!!! No! - They think it's great that a couple of oldies have got the guts to go backpacking for 12 months. We are no strangers to travelling and have already experienced white water rafting in Colorado, "Skim" has also been brave enough to do a bungee jump. OK we are in our 50s, but it doesn't mean we are going to sit back and wait to die. Life is for l... full info

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