Posted On: February 24, 2001
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Rarotonga, Cook Islands.
As we share travelogs and photos, we try to tell it like it is. We strive not to write like some photocopied Christmas letters that rave, brag, and boast—and instead endeavor to…
Posted On: February 23, 2001
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Rarotonga, Cook Islands.
It’s nearly time to go home. On some level, we’re all relieved. (Slightly.) After four months without serious incident, snafu, or illness, there’s little need to push luck anymore.
Not to mention,…
Posted On: February 22, 2001
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Rarotonga, Cook Islands.
We’ve gotten used to saying “Excuse me?” now. Although English is spoken most anywhere, the permutations are endless. Humor is particularly hard to render, as I found one evening in Malaysia, when…
Posted On: February 20, 2001
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Rarotonga, Cook Islands.
The last thing one wants to endure in the tropics is a hurricane, but we got a taste nonetheless. For about three days, rain and wind made life in paradise appear pretty…
Posted On: February 19, 2001
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Rarotonga, Cook Islands.
Tropical islands rarely go for the earth tones that permeate the palette in Minnesota and much of the rest of the world. In fact, anything that’s on display needs to compete with…
Posted On: February 18, 2001
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Rarotonga, Cook Islands.
As we travelled NZ, people who heard we were coming to Rarotonga would say, “Go to church.” They say it here, too. So we did—never mind that services are in Maori. It…
Posted On: February 17, 2001
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Rarotonga, Cook Islands.
On Rarotonga, every night is island night. There are many traditional dancing troupes, plus fire dancers, drum groups, and musical bands. At first blush, one assumes that, on an island of only…
Posted On: February 17, 2001
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Rarotonga, Cook Islands.
When you can’t find lettuce on the island, everyone says, “Go to the Saturday market.” When you want fresh tuna steaks, same. If you’re after crafts and good photos, dittos. So we…
Posted On: February 2, 2001
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Rarotonga, Cook Islands.
After relinquishing our campervan in Christchurch, NZ, we spent another day airborne and flew off to Rarotonga, a volcanic reef-rimmed atoll in the South Pacific. En route, we crossed the international date…
