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June 22, 2004Car CareHave someone DRIVE Your car for you periodically if you leave for a long trip. I have to have almost $400 of work on my car because the front brakes are entirely rusted and worn out as well as the...Read this update June 21, 2004Being BackBeing back doesn't feel that weird. I was able to fall right back into the routines and the left that I left. I'm even temping at a place I temped right before I left. One thing that was weird was...Read this update June 17, 2004GrandparentsMy mom took me to see my grandma when I was home in Michigan. She is about 86 but her mind is still sharp and she is funny! She had some small weight velcroed around her ankle and my mom...Read this update Back in the U.S.A.I got to Detroit and met my excited mom who was waiting for me. We drove the 2 hours to home, and it didn't feel that weird to be there. It was nice and relaxing, though. My parents loved the...Read this update June 16, 2004Clearest water ever!On the 1 hour slow ferry over, I slept the whole time. When we arrived, it was beautiful, like Rarotonga with the lush mountains. Again we wandered around looking for an info desk, and still, NOTHING. There were places where...Read this update June 14, 2004Ou est les information?(Yeah, I know I didn't spell that right or with the correct accents or whatever....) Like I said, we got to Tahiti at around 2:30 AM. It is weird to me that one dot in the Pacific Ocean sounds like...Read this update June 09, 2004Back to RaroThe next day was our flight back to Rarotonga. We saw Theresa there again and her brother-in-law from Aitutaki was there too, a nice guy. Then a weird thing happened....Read this update June 08, 2004Aitutaki Day 3Today we got picked up from our hotel to go on the Kia Orana cruise. The captain was named "Captain Fantastic" and he was great. Our boat was small and only had 7 people. Most of the other cruise boats...Read this update Aitutaki Day 2The next day we went to this bar/restaurant on the beach called Samade. It was a very cool place with perfect island decor and everything is all on the beach in the sand. It was on the stunning lagoon and...Read this update Cook Islands-Final TallyBEST thing: The lagoon in Aitutaki and the lagoon cruise we took. The water was crystal clear and warm. WORST thing: Piles of trash burning all the time. You can see the columns of smoke. Waste removal is a big...Read this update June 05, 2004New Zealand - Final TallyClick here to see a map of my route in the North Island. Here is my route in the South Island. BEST: The drive from Te Anau to Milford Sound, and the cruise there. Driving in the south island in...Read this update June 02, 2004Aitutaki Day IThe next morning was the Saturday Market in Rarotonga. I was very excited. It turned out to be pretty good, too. Jim got a fish and chicken kebab and a steak sandwich. I got a gross egg and ham sandwich....Read this update Raro Day IIThe road in Rarotonga is basically, well, just one road and it goes around the perimeter of the island. It takes about 40 minutes to drive around the whole thing. Lots of people ride motorbikes. We rode the motorbike to...Read this update Raro Day IWe arrived in Rarotonga at 1 AM from Auckland and the Backpacker place had a van there to pick us up. Lots of us packed into the crappy van and drove to the hostel, and I noticed lots of stray...Read this update June 01, 2004Beauty!Click here to see a map of where the Cook Islands are. Kia Orana! I only have a second, but I wanted to say that Rarotonga is beautiful and we also spent a few days in Aitutaki, another island here....Read this update |
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