Cook Islands

Rarotonga, Cook Islands – 2017. In October 2017 I was visiting family and friends in New Zealand and Australia and took a few days to visit Rarotonga, Cook Islands. The weather was a bit cool for spring (for a pacific island) with rain showers intermittently throughout each day but lovely for a Canadian any time of year. We drove around the Island a couple of times visiting different places and I went scuba diving one afternoon. A nice low key place to visit.
The beach and Pacific Ocean in front of our room at Sunset Resort which is on the west coast of Rarotonga.
Hibiscus Flower, Cook Islands
Sunset Resort, Rarotonga
Blue Dawn Flower or Morning Glory
A back road that didn’t really go anywhere
Ngatoe Stream, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Papua (Wigmore’s) Waterfall, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Papua (Wigmore’s) Waterfall, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
There are a lot of small cemeteries around the island and the burial vaults are above ground
Titikaveka Cook Islands Christian Church, Built in 1835, Opened in 1841
The beach and Pacific Ocean in front of our room at Sunset Resort, Rarotonga
Sheraton Hotel (derelict). Construction started in the late 1980’s but stopped several years later at about 90% complete.
Sheraton Hotel (derelict). Ancient curses on the land and rumours of Mafia involvement are both part of the story of this abandoned property.
Local art. Lady and children on a motor scooter, Avarua Town, Rarotonga
RC Cemetery in Avarua Town, Rarotonga
RC Cemetery in Avarua Town, Rarotonga
RC Cemetery in Avarua Town, Rarotonga
Scuba diving at Rarotonga. The two dive sites I visited were called Mushroom Forest and Edna’s’ Anchor
Scuba diving at Rarotonga. The two dive sites I visited were called Mushroom Forest and Edna’s’ Anchor