big waves beyond the reef

Blog #30 – The Cook Islands – Rarotonga – January 5th to January 12th, 2011 -

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January 17th 2011
Blog #30 – The Cook Islands – Rarotonga – January 5th to January 12th, 2011 - We came here for the tropical heat – and we got it! We left Auckland on Wednesday afternoon January 5th, and landed in Rarotonga Tuesday night January 4th. After running the usual immigration, luggage and customs gammet, we were greeted with beautiful flower leis and driven to our Guest House. Now it is in the ... 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