Sunbathing at Raina Lagoon December 28th 2006 We arrived at Rarotonga in the morning after traveling for 42 hours... Puh... It felt like a decade had gone since we left Gjøvik!
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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
Siggi and I promised ourselves to go back to New Zealand within 5 years after moving back home to Norway in july 2002. From june 2001 to july 2002 we lived in 5F Scotia Place in Auckland. We both studied at University of Auckland. Siggi did get the chance to briefly explore the South Island, while I mostly did schoolwork and got the chance to see Seoul in South Korea in stead of New Zealand Hence it's now time for exploring New Zealand for real. But on our way there we'll have a stopover on Rarotonga to relax and work on the tan for two days. Then we'll be in Auckland from new years eve u... full info