The aftermath of the Cross Island walk / Le lendemain de la “Promenade”
Monday, March 19th, 2007On Saturday we went to the market in Avarua. I was aching from the moment I got out of bed, and it went on for 3 days. Stairs were murder. [read on]
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Rarotonga Cross Island “walk”, more like a bloody trek!!!! / Tu parles d’une promenade!!!!
Monday, March 19th, 2007Ok, so on Friday, we rise and shine early-ish ang get the bus into Avarua to do the Cross Island Trek. We each had 2 litres of water, our walking shoes, thank God for that. We were told it will take about 4 hours, but you really pace yourself and it is quite simple. That is right, IF YOU PAY FOR THE GUIDE TO WALK WITH YOU!!!! We have suffered! You start north of the island and climb up a very steep and dangerous hill, that offers you a view of the Needle (their peak). Great, but there are so many trees and ferns you barely see anything, and anyway you are knackered you just sit down and try to get your breath back. It is dangerous in the way that all you have to help you climb are the tree roots. And they are not just nice little ones that you climb singing and dancing. Most of them are about 80cm high!It is ok if it is one or two, but 90mins worth of it is far too much. Before leaving, we had lathered ourselves in mosquito repellent, problem is that we sweat so much it came off us and mosquitoes loved it!!! We also had to cross the river over and over again for an hour. In the end we were so tired it was easier just to walk in it with your shoes. Not at one point di we know if we were on the right path. At last we reached the falls. They were just …falls 🙁 . We walked along the road, stopped for a drink in a café and got the bus back to Vara’s, knackered, dirty and smelly. Talk about walking to get a good health!
Donc le Vendredi nous nous sommes levé tot et avons pris le bus pour Avarua pour faire la “promenade” de l’ile. Nous avons pris 2 litres d’eau chacun et nos chaussures de marche. On nous a dit que ca devrait nous prendre environ 4 heures, mais en prenant ton temps et c’est facile a fqire. En effet, c’est facile, SI TU PAIES UN GUIDE POUR T’ACCOMPAGNER!!!!! On a souffert. Il faut commencer au nord de l’ile et grimper une pente tres tres pointue, tres dangereuse, qui offre une vue de l’Aiguille, leur point le plus haut. Super, mais il y a tellement d’arbre et de fougeres que tu la vois à peine, et de toute facon tu es tellement nase que tu t’assoies pour reprendre ton souffle. La montée est tres dangereuse car tout ce qu’il y a pour vous aider sot les racines d’arbres. et ce ne sont pas des petites. La plupart forment des marches de 80 cm. ca va s’il y en a une ou deux, mais ca a duré 1.30 heure. Avant de partir nous nous étions couvert d’anti-moustique, mais nous avons tellement transpiré qu’il n’y en avait plus et les moustiques se sont régalés. La descente fut egalement tres dangereuse, et à aucun moment nous ne savions si nous étions sur la bonne voie. Nous avons passé une heure a traversé et retraversé la rivière. A la fin, à bout de force, il était plus facile de marcher dans la rivière avec les chaussures que de sauter de caillou en caillou. enfin nous arrivons aux chutes d’eau…qui sont juste ca. Nous avons rejoint la route, bu un coup à un café et sommes rentrés à Vara, sale, puant et crevé…autant pour le sport!!!
Video: Muri Beach
Tuesday, March 13th, 2007The Needle, Rarotonga
Tuesday, March 13th, 2007Cook Islands pictures
Tuesday, March 13th, 2007Muri lagoon / Lagon de Muri
Tuesday, March 13th, 2007Jet Lag and dengue fever / Declagae horaire et dengue
Tuesday, March 13th, 2007
Formal apology for not keeping the blog updated, but we have been quite ill for about a week and have just began to recover. Some more posts are on their way!
Excuses bien basses pour ne pas avoir garder le blog ... [Continue reading this entry]
Now the rain has stopped / maintenant que la pluie s’est arretee
Sunday, February 25th, 2007
We arrived in Rarotonga at 3am. We were welcomed at the airport by an old guy and his guitar, singing under flower garlands. Everybody had a flower in their hair, even the security guards and the customs officials. We arrived at ... [Continue reading this entry]
From one paradise to the next / d’un paradis a l’autre
Wednesday, February 21st, 2007
We arrived in Rarotonga the morning of the day we left New Caledonia. Confused? we were too. We have crossed the date line and lived the same day twice. For us, Tuesday 20th lasted 41 hours! Anyway, we are at Vara's, ... [Continue reading this entry]
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