Farewell Rarotonga!

It is our penultimate day in Rarotonga and we (again) are sad to be leaving. We have met so many nice and friendly people here (photos of a few of them below) that this part of the trip has been as much about the amazing scenery as the people.
Over the last few days we [...]



Painting a Picture with Words

I’m no word smith, and do struggle trying to get across just how amazing this place is which is a real shame! So, if i describe the last few days to you, you’ll have to imagine its much better than it sounds, because it really is.
So last night was one of the guy we’ve [...]



Another hot day on Rarotonga

Its 11 am and 33 degrees…
After all our lazing on the beach we decided to do some exercise, we walked across the island, we caught the 9:30am bus after a late night out in the Banana Court (the local club). We got off just outside town and started to make our way into the centre [...]



Kia Orana!

Its a lovely friday afternoon and we’ve just come into town to do a bit of food shopping. Working out if food here is more expensive is a bit of a struggle, all that mental arithmetic to convert dollars to pounds…
We’ve had a relaxing week touring the island and chilling on the beach. One [...]



Forget Tahiti, We like Rarotonga!

Morning! It is Sunday at 11.30 in the morning, it is very quiet here as everyone else has gone to church. The beaches are all deserted so we decided to go for a swim! It doesn’t feel that hot compared to other days but its still a lovely 28oC! We are deciding whether to stay [...]