Beautiful beaches everywhere!
We toured Rarotonga in grand style.
Bernard and Hannah at an impressive waterfull.
Our hostess Lady Marito Maoate, Bernard, Hannah and Katharine.
The guest house at the Moate's, our comfortable home in Rarotonga.
The two K's and Bernard enjoy fresh coconut milk and Kathryn sports her new Cook Islands hat purchased at the Saturday morning market.
Bernard learns to husk coconuts.
Our unit at Paradise Cove in Aitutaki.
Roosters are everywhere on Rarotaonga.
Katharine makes a friend at the beach.
The Maoate's lovely home and gardens in Rarotonga.
A baby red-tailed tern.
Paula, our hostess in Aitutaki, sponsored a stand of local island crafts, including her own, for visitors from a cruise ship. We, of course, had to shop too.In late August I traveled to the Cook Islands for some warm weather and adventures with my good friend Katharine Bowden and two of her grandchildren. We stayed with long standing friends of Katharine's in Rarotonga for the first part of our trip where we toured the beautiful island, ate gourmet meals at home and in restaurants and swam and snorkeled nearly every day. We also flew to Aitutaki and stayed at a wonderful resort owned by their son and daughter-in-law. Called Paradise Cove, it really was a piece of paradise with bungalows on the beach where we swam and snorkeled. We also toured the Aitutaki Lagoon and its beautiful islands and again found wonderful meals at restaurants and at Paula and Junior's home. Above are some snap shots of our time in the Cooks Islands, where I wish I were today as it is bucketing with rain at "Headlands." But my newly planted gardens will appreciate the soaking. Photos of spring at "Headlands" in better weather to follow. (To learn more about the Cook Islands, see http://www.cookislands.travel/.)
