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Our guest house (the Rarotonga Backpackers Hillside Bungalows)
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Hillside Bungalow
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These mosquito coils came in very handy. Manufactured by the “Blood Protection Company”
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A short walk from the guesthouse after breakfast
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The Sunday Market at Avarua
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A ridiculously over-sized BBQ plate at the Sunday Market. Two steaks, two hotdogs, some chicken, noodles, coconut spinach and a pile of potato salad.
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The aftermath…I barely finished half.
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Avarua harbour
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A sleepy afternoon at RAR
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This seemed to be the closest thing to fast food on the island.
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As the sign says, “The Parliament of the Cook Islands”
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Muri Lagoon
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Taakoka Island
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A closer view of Taakoka…we walked to it.
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The snorkeling was pretty good just offshore from Taakoka
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Hermit crabs of all shapes and sizes
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My goal for the day: cross-island trekking past “the needle”
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A small skink I spotted on the hike
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An Air NZ 767, bound for Sydney I believe.
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Looking south from the ridge
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A plant that grows on a plant.
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Tourists and locals looking to get jet blasted
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777 arrival from Auckland
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Our local grocery purveyor – the Tex Mart
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After an hour of hard work.
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Fresh coconut water!
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Later that day, a nice marinated fish salad (ika mata) from Trader Jack’s.
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Sunset on our last day
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