The view from Samade beach

Aitutaki

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August 15th 2008
Another lazy day on the beach! We headed off after a leisurely breakfast to the beach around the Samade Bar which was about five mins walk away. We’d heard this was the best beach but it wasn’t a vast improvement on our own beach, plus there were no loungers for us to use. But we spent the morning laying in the shade there as it was way to hot to lay directly in the sun. We didn’t go in ... 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