Travel
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Aitutaki – I came, I saw, I paddle boarded. Kinda.
On holidays, I learnt that I must not be of any relation to Jesus, because even standing on a board, on top of water, scared me! I don’t know how he managed to WALK on it. The resort we stayed at had paddle boards for guests to use. The first day I told myself, “I am going to stand on one of those before this holiday is through”. I watched my sister and her fiance do it, I watched my nephew adapt to it with great skill, so about mid holiday, I decided to give it a go myself. I can sit on it no problems, but golly when it…
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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…
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Aitutaki – Day 1 & 2
I like flying, for some reason, it’s something I really enjoy and something I miss, so I was actually rather excited about going on my longest plane flight. It took around 6 hours to fly from Sydney to Rarotonga, and while I usually sleep no problems on planes I didn’t sleep at all. I did get to watch 2 movies though. We flew over the international date line, so I can now add ‘time traveler’ to my resume. The first thing I noticed once getting off the plane at Raro was that it was humid. The air was fresh but it felt like I was breating in clouds. Then I looked…
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Aitutaki Madness
I think it’s finally starting to sink in that in two weeks i’m going to be on holidays, surrounded by beautiful water and scenery. Part of me thinks I should be more excited,though I guess, for me, I am excited. I don’t really allow myself to get excited anymore. I think once I touch down in Aitutaki, it will finally hit me. I know that’s when it really did when I went to New Zealand. I’m worried about how I will go without constant internet access. While most days I don’t turn my laptop on until the afternoon, I always have my ipad on me, always connected. I think if…
