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    Aitutaki – The Vaka Cruise – Part Two

    After snorkeling, and island adventure, and then lunch, our final stop for the last few hours was One Foot Island. The day had started out somewhat overcast, but by then the sun had come out to showcase some of the amazing colours the lagoon water can go. We walked around the perimeter of the island first, watching it go from white sand to rocky shores. With my nephew & sister. Honestly, you’d look up and see your surroundings and kind of feel like you need to pinch yourself. It was really just that beautiful. The green of the palm trees, the sand, which is actually mostly crushed coral, hence the…

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    Aitutaki – The Vaka Cruise – Part One

    I usually don’t do very picture heavy posts, but I find that when it comes to going through my pictures from Aitutaki, that I just can’t seem to cull them down. As it is, i’m trying to keep posts to around 10 pictures, and then splitting them into 2 parts for those larger days. Day 4 on the island saw us go on the Vaka Cruise. This took us out on the lagoon visiting some snorkeling hot spots, and a couple of islands, finishing on One Foot Island. The trip was 6 hours, included lunch & cost $99nz, which I thought was a pretty good price. Clam! There is something just so…