Arrived on our final Cook island on Sunday, a short 45 minute plane journey. First impression of Rarotonga is that it’s much busier and bigger than Aitutaki, and a lot more holiday resorts, accommodation etc. Our airbnb is lovely, nice to get a good well equipped property for our last stay before heading home. Wow 5 months nearly over!
Day 1 we took a stroll down to the main road, got some groceries and organised a hire car which we pick up on Wednesday for 8 days. Then went and chilled on the local Muri beach and watched the world go by.
Day 2 we went back to Muri beach to swim and sunbathe, then had a couple of happy hour cocktails at a nice beach bar and finished the day with some food at the local night markets which serve an array of tasty food at very reasonable prices.
Day 3 picked up our car and went for a little drive to a different beach Aroa, which was much easier for swimming at, because Muri has lots of rocks and coral to navigate and is also quite shallow apart from high tide. Day 4 we went on a tour of the island. It’s basically got one main road that just circles the island. The capital Avarua is a reasonably big and bustling town, so we’ll probably go back and explore that one day when the weather isn’t so great, which looks the case over the easter weekend.
We then found Black Rock beach which is absolutely delightful, so spent the rest of the day there. A good beach for snorkelling and swimming. Found a great beach bar on the way home Shipwreck beach bar. The location is one to die for. Then managed to find a place to hire some snorkel gear so we’re set for the next few days now.
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