Rarotonga and Aitutaki

Our adventures on Rarotonga and Aitutaki!
Rarotonga and Aitutaki

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Day 1 - Aitutaki

All I can say is this is heaven on earth. It is so beautiful here. Warm weather, beautiful waters, and a crystal clear lagoon. It is typically about 5 degrees warmer here and not rainy like Rarotonga. Today was spent enjoying the resort, napping and snorkeling in the lagoon. There are so many fish to see. It is amazing to see them all and all the varities and colors. For breakfast I had the most amazing banana and coconut pancakes and Craig had corn beef hash. For lunch I had a chicken sandwich that had an egg in it and Craig had spicy goat cheese pizza. I also ordered a chocolate shake because I was craving ice-cream. Well my pretty drink was coconut milk mixed with some chocolate flavoring and mixed in a blender. What a disappointment and it didn't taste very good either. Oh well. We had sunrises on Rarotonga and this time we have sunsets on Aitutaki. Beautiful!

Interesting things about Aitutaki:
1. No dogs are allowed on the island
2. They don't drink cows milk. UHT milk for them
3. Chickens, pigs, goats are in abundance
4. Aitutaki is warmer and drier than Rarotonga
5. Pigs are washed in the lagoon to be cleaned for cooking
6. There are 5 flights a day to Aitutaki
7. There is a group protesting Sunday flights to Aitutaki
8. Business hours are M-F from 9-4 and Sat 8-12 (if they decide to work)
9. Satellite TV consists of a sports channel in french and CNN in English

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