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The middle of nowhereMay 5, 2009
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We've landed in the South Pacific island chain of the Cooks islands. This is the last leg of our grand family adventure and it's probably one of those places people dream about seeing from looking at it in a magazine but don't know where it is.
After landing on the main island of Rarotonga and spending the night, we've headed northwards to the little atoll of Aitutaki for a few days. It famous for 2 things, the magnificance of the lagoon and that a season of Survivor was filmed here a few years ago.
Truly you have to see it for yourself to appreciate how stunning it really is.
We scored some simple but sweetly located beachfront studios for our accomodation which suited our family needs quite well. You know you're in the right place when you can go to bed and be lulled to sleep by the low din of crashing waves breaking on the reef and wake up in the morning to a frideg of freshly picked starfruits, passionfruits and papaya. If you're in this neighbourhood and in need of accomdation lookup the Amuri Sands.
As we're discovering every time we get near water and sand that Nathan takes to this environment quite quickly. It is a joy to see him explore around the edge of the surf.
The first day we spent just exploring along the beach and also enjoying some of the best takeaway food on the island from the small restaurnat just down the beach. Puffy's has fabulous fish (freshly caught Wahu) and chips.
AS we were waiting for our order we were chatting with the husband of lady who runs the place and were conversing about a great deal of subjects ranging from the economics to pandemics (swine flu, avian flu, dengue fever and SARS). Sometimes as a person from a big North American city we develop a certain smugness and attitude about those in "developing" nations. This was a great reminder that just because someone lives in the middle of nowhere doesn't mean that they are out of touch with the world around them.
CT&N
