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Polynesian Paradise - Part 1

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August 4th 2006
The Cook Islands We flew from LA on a flight bound for Auckland with stops at Pape’ete on Tahiti and Rarotonga, the main island of the Cook Islands and our destination. Rarotonga After a short hop from Pape’ete we arrived in Rarotonga, and I was giddy with excitement. There was an announcer guy in the airport whose various duties seemed to involve singing local songs and intermittently d ... read more

Oceania » Cook Islands » Rarotonga

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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