This is how a coconut palm grows

Aitutaki

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August 13th 2008
It has been a long day but I really want to write it up now before I forget any of the details as it was one of the best days ever. We’d booked to go on an Aitutuki Adventures lagoon trip today. The trip was run by Puna and Tutu, a married couple who had been running the tours for a number of years. Puna took the boat out onto the lagoon before explaining to us where our first stops wer ... 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