Cook Islands – A Selection of 26 Pictures

Ranginui´s Retreat, Aitutaki Atoll, Cook Islands

We spent three weeks on the Cook Islands in February 2008 during our Round The World Trip: altogether 9 days on Rarotonga, 7 on Aitutaki and 5 on Atiu. The Cook Islands were definitely a highlight in our trip and finally we discovered some of those Pacific Islands that matched our ideas of the “South Seas”.

 

 

View of Rarotonga, the main Island of the Cook Islands

 

Gilles on a rented scooter in Rarotonga, Cook Islands

 

Driving around on Rarotonga, Cook Islands

 

Traditional Dance on Rarotonga, Cook Islands

 

Rarotongan young lady, Rarotonga, Cook Islands

 

Island Meteorology, Rarotonga, Cook Islands

 

See Kayaking in Rarotonga, Cook Islands

 

Air Rarotonga Flight from Rarotonga to Aitutaki, Cook Islands

 

View of a part of the lagoon from the plane, Aitutaki Atoll, Cook Islands

 

Islanders fishing, Aitutaki Atoll, Cook Islands

 

Sunset over the lagoon, Aitutaki Atoll, Cook Islands

 

Aitutaki Lagoon Resort & Spa … shortly before a thunderstorm, Aitutaki Atoll, Cook Islands

 

“Lagoon Cruise”, Aitutaki Atoll, Cook Islands

 

“Island Night” at Samade on the Beach, Aitutaki Atoll, Cook Islands

 

Security mesures on Atiu Airport … Atiu Island, Cook Islands

 

Gilles and Thomas, on the way to Are Manuiri, Atiu Island, Cook Islands

 

Heidi, on the way to Are Manuiri, Atiu Island, Cook Islands

 

Heidi & Gilles on a rented scooter on Atiu Island, Cook Islands

 

One of the many churches of Atiu, Atiu Island, Cook Islands

 

Discovering Atiu, Atiu Island, Cook Islands

 

Beach where Captain Cook landed for the first time in the Cook Islands, in 1777, Atiu Island, Cook Islands

 

Beach, Atiu Island, Cook Islands

 

Bush Pub on a very remote Pacific Island, Atiu, Cook Islands

 

Surf, Atiu Island, Cook Islands

 

Gilles enjoying a traditional “Umu” on the beach, Atiu Island, Cook Islands