We awoke around 7:30am and
went for a walk. Aroa is a small village so there are a few streets. All
the houses are concrete block (not much millable timber on the island
apparently). There are lots of living fences made from various plants which
are a bit cute. We saw quite a lot of sweet potato which had just been planted. There were also lots of chooks
everywhere - and dogs and a few goats and a single cow.
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| A living fence |
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| Our morning walk |
Back to Lagoon Breeze
for breakfast and then a trip to the office to check on booking a hire car
for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and to have a chat about options
for the next few days.
We looked after CandC
while Damian and Sarah went for a paddle in the kayak (available from Lagoon Breeze). Christopher and I spent some time in the pool
and Jill and Charlotte joined us when Charlotte woke up. When Damian and Sarah returned, Jill and I headed off in the kayak along the
coast as far as the Rarotongan Beach Resort a little along the coast.
The water is incredibly clear and we do need to get in for that
snorkel sometime soon.
On our return Jill and
I set off for a takeaway (we had seen as we were paddling) to check it out
for lunch. The fish and chips and salad was quite satisfactory. We
then walked on to the Rarotongan Resort to have a look. It was much
more upmarket and very pleasant but we're quite happy with the
quieter atmosphere of the Lagoon Breeze.
After a bit of a rest
we headed off to Coco-Putt, a mini golf course and bar just down the road. As it was a
buffet dinner and live music night (with golf thrown in) we booked
in. The golf was fun, the music most enjoyable and the meal 'to die
for'. Excellent meats and plenty of salad plus deserts much better
than the usual buffet affair. Coco-Putt would have to be the best
value meal in the Cook Islands (not that we have had too many to compare
with) – with drinks it all came to about $50 each.
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| Coco-Putt |
There was a little bit
of rain while we were at Coco-Putt but it fined up long enough for us
to walk the few hundred metres back to Lagoon Breeze.
