tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:04:55 +0000ANZACIronmanferriesnatureboatKorero MaoriSilent Ladyfirst world warPandawSaigonpapa'ape'epetsRarotonga weatherCai BeMataveraoperakidsweatherADBsportsunsettriathlonPukapukaChristmasva'aRoshan FerraotournamentPhillipinesTara KauvaiHospital Comfortsprimary schoolsyear plannerManihikifestivalNikao beachKiribasHCMCTahuataTopshapecoastal erosionWat HancheychoirtennisMarumaru Atuacommissionersaltmarshfloat paradeNuku Hivawhaleboatrugby sevensTe Maeva NuiebookvolleyballCook IslandsTikiokiairportlagoon daywaterKampong ChamAaron EnokaMaoricandleblessingkapa rimacruise shipstsunamiPacific GameskukupaTakitumusailing shiparound RarotongacycleMangaiarelayEarth Hourclean up the worldFV AnaArokobristle-thighed curlewIiponaAvatiumaeva nuioutrigger canoePMGfloodfundraiseexpomarine lifechestnutAll Souls Evemathematicswreckthings to dotikiWYNCbodybuildingfishermenFitness Revolutionparadetidal wavehymnsnukulagoonDVDsMy ThonuttersPacific mini gamesflamboyantfight doAustraliaGina KeenanfrangipaniKura Happhikingtotalityreligious dramainter-houseBen Makisired and blackfiddler crabEsther HoneyConstitutionperforming artscycloneAir New Zealandpublic healthsea surgeRarotonga International Triathloncassiatrade daywetlandsclimate changeAsia Pacificcup finalOkeanos Foundationwater tanksswimsquashmarketRarotonga airportTe Uki OucelebrationsWorld War OneEasterUa PougravessnorkelDivas in ParadiseAlaskazumbaDOTYClub RarotackleRound Raro Road RaceathleticsPNGcross-islandStations of the CrossmicrolightfundraisingTuramaTunisia holidayMarquesastreesfootballteueAvaruaSloveniaindoor stadiumCambodiaTe Atukuraculturenetballtattootable tennisKiribatipartygameskidMarquesas IslandsSommefanzoneTuol SlengrunningdroughtWorld Health DayCook Islands Ministry of Cultural DevelopmentplayentertainmentSamoaMaukedancer of the yearPolynesiaAranui 3Tahitian PrincessGospel DaydiveWW1solar eclipsetiare festivaltrevallycompetitionbirdse-bookuteQBRMotoneAkuratall shipAitutaki SharksQueen's BatonPapua New Guineacruisesport. soccerRotterdamsoccerTinmanCook Islands Triathlon AssociationwatChristchurchround the rock relaykuririNikaoPhnom Penhsea levelMekongMurisevensChau DochularaceRadical FitnessPicton CastleVietnameducationaction songMOCDvakaBlack RockHolland America LineRRRRsailingwhalespoliceChristmas in the parkgame fishingmaraetattooingSantasalt marshNgatangiiaBonaventure Allan MoetauaSingaporeWaitakerecarvingKaveraworld cupOrama Sonny WilliamsDVDAvatiu harbourotherSeabourn Odysseyelectionkoiti raukurachantgolfAvateaherongymlocal musicVaka EivaTe Hiva NuipeerugbyMekong rivermeaeHanmenuAll BlacksquakeFakaravajamboreetour de raroHakahaugenderboiler swimvaevaecareerCreative Centregolden oldiesweavingEuroperunfitnessmotorbikeGood Fridayrugby leagueChoeung EkRarotongafishbasketballChristmas carolspaddleboardingsilkwandering tattlerChong KohRotaractdrum danceFrench PolynesiacemeterybikeblessRarotongan CompanyumukaiSt Joseph'sfisherssportsArorangiHo Chi Minh CityHash Housebowlsdanceura pauexerciseFight-DoHiva OadogsharrierscanoeauditoriumTereora collegeYpresinternet problemsumuexpatrubbishTakamoaCommonwealth Gamespunanga nuiRarotonga TinmantataufloodsWorld War 1Top Shapecyclone Pat appealPhilippineskotukuMatutu milecoralinternational sportPenrhyntoreabeachlawn bowlscyclone PatPacific netball seriesTongarevanight marketenvironmentCatholicPacific golden ploverearthquakeS21reservoirPasschendaelelion dancestand up paddlingFijidancingboxinginternational sevenssevens in heavenopera in paradisehigh speedtourismHidie'sPuamauterminalfoodTuamotu Islandstouch rugbySa DecAtiuRarotonga week of runningSUPhumpback whalesRaroLens video blog | Rarotonga videos, Cook Islands videos, photographs and comments from Rarotonga, Cook Islands; dancing, culture, carving, scenery, sport and more.http://www.rarolens.com/noreply@blogger.com (Penelope)Blogger223125rarolens/kZGFhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-578430968166176740Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:03:00 +00002012-02-12T16:03:36.861-10:00tourismboataround RarotongaAkura This video is of a journey around Rarotonga on board the charter game fishing boat the Akura. This wasn’t a fishing trip however; Akura was the spectator vessel during the Vaka Eiva outrigger canoe festival in November last year and I was lucky enough to get a ride for the mixed round Rarotonga V6 relay, thanks to Cook Islands News. You might spot the occasional vaka in the video but this one http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/vwH9wB8_wbw/around-rarotonga-by-boat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2012/02/around-rarotonga-by-boat.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-7301192367680554947Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:02:00 +00002012-02-05T12:02:46.104-10:00trevallynaturegame fishingAvatiuAvatiu harbourother Avatiu harbour, with its background of bush-clad volcanic hills, looks very peaceful and attractive on a sunny summer day. It will look better when the harbour works are finished – at the moment the eastern, main harbour is being re-developed; lengthened and straightened out I think. There’s still a bit of a dog-leg at the seaward end and piles of large rocks on the foreshore (ammunition for http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/7ZadZYF0Fyk/avatiu-small-harbour-big-fish.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2012/02/avatiu-small-harbour-big-fish.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-6127452652120454721Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:25:00 +00002012-01-23T16:25:40.283-10:00Kampong ChamCambodiaMekong riverfishersMekongfloodsfishermenferriesother After leaving Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh, we cruised up-river on the RV Mekong Pandaw. The Mekong floods every year in the monsoon season between July and November, but this year the effects of Typhoon Nesat made the flooding more widespread and longer lasting, and about 200 people were drowned. The villagers who live along the banks of the river are mostly subsistence farmers and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/SBU1uEtFS6w/cambodia-highlights-mekong-river.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2012/01/cambodia-highlights-mekong-river.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-8269179540178297788Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:14:00 +00002012-01-20T13:14:59.764-10:00tourismHolland America LineRotterdamcruise shipscruiseSeabourn Odyssey Two cruise ships visited Rarotonga yesterday, the Seabourn Odyssey (the white ship in the video) with 422 passengers and 346 crew and the (Holland America Line) Rotterdam with 1335 passengers and 585 crew. We get six to ten cruise liner visits a year but it’s three or four years since we last had two here at the same time. They were lucky with the weather; it was generally fine with just a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/WtwNRd3BXbo/two-cruise-ships-visit-rarotonga.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2012/01/two-cruise-ships-visit-rarotonga.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-1759638900864760320Sat, 14 Jan 2012 07:03:00 +00002012-01-13T21:04:25.374-10:00tourismcultureCook Islands Ministry of Cultural Developmenttrade dayTe Maeva NuiDVDsDVD Te Maeva Nui celebration DVDs for the following years are on sale from the Cook Islands Ministry of Culture. 2005: E maeva, ka akararangi I te kapauaanga o toku basileia (Rejoice and celebrate the founding of my nation). 4-disk package $50 2006: E ariki kua tutara, ariki atu ei I tona koutu (An invested chief, reigning over his people). 4-disk package $50 2007: Totou’anga taeanga evangelia http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/Gyk_DVPHaJo/flashback-to-te-maeva-nui-trade-days.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2012/01/flashback-to-te-maeva-nui-trade-days.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-3081665397377701071Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:32:00 +00002012-01-08T11:32:01.189-10:00Kampong ChamWat HancheyCambodiaPandawMekongotherwat Wat Hanchey is about 20km up the Mekong River from the provincial town of Kompong Cham. As soon as the MV Mekong Pandaw dropped anchor at the muddy landing area large numbers of small children appeared and joined our group as we walked to the temple along a path, part dirt and part concrete with inset steps. The temple complex sits on top of a hill with good views of the river - when the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/ihj0aJVcouo/cambodia-highlights-wat-hanchey.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2012/01/cambodia-highlights-wat-hanchey.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-1110426954520183621Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:10:00 +00002012-01-04T22:10:33.763-10:00CambodiaweavingChong KohPandawMekongsilkRarotonga weather Season’s greetings. I hope everyone has a safe and happy year. The weather around Christmas was atrocious on Rarotonga; it rained heavily for about a week and on one day at least we had over 100mm. It wasn’t cold rain but you’ve still got to feel sorry for the holidaymakers who were looking forward to a sunny tropical island paradise and ended up with daily downpours. Still, it gave me the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/TuT63nhZYQk/chong-koh-village-cambodia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2012/01/chong-koh-village-cambodia.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-7618511948348013276Fri, 30 Dec 2011 01:08:00 +00002011-12-29T15:08:37.577-10:00Christmas in the parkRotaractother Once again the Rarotonga Rotaract club organised Christmas in the Park as a family event in the lead-up to Christmas. They do this every year; it’s a fundraiser but also gives families the chance to enjoy themselves together. There’s plenty of food, of course - no Cook Islands event is ever without that - and kids (and some adults) get the chance to dress up, have their faces painted and win http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/qIEopNOB9H0/christmas-in-park-on-rarotonga.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2011/12/christmas-in-park-on-rarotonga.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-6088313154341464756Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:41:00 +00002011-12-18T18:41:11.203-10:00tourisminternational sportVaka Eivava'avakaoutrigger canoe Vaka Eiva, the annual oe vaka (va'a) festival on Rarotonga, was another big success. About six-hundred enthusiastic outrigger canoe paddlers took part this year with open, master, senior master and junior teams from Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, Canada and (of course) the Cook Islands fighting it out in V6, V1 and OC1 vaka. Cook Islands News has always been a strong supporter and sponsor of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/xIzDo20VqUE/another-great-outrigger-canoe-festival.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2011/12/another-great-outrigger-canoe-festival.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-6768389590877109313Thu, 01 Dec 2011 01:41:00 +00002011-11-30T15:43:02.455-10:00culturechantpe'eManihikiTe Maeva Nui I've recently been taking video of this year's Vaka Eiva (outrigger canoeing) Festival. It was another big success with teams from Australia, New Zealand and this year for the first time Canada as well as the local paddlers. Haven't had time to edit the video yet and I'm about to head to New Zealand for a week or so and I won't be able to get anything done until I get back. So in the meantime http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/glFRjSWUOe0/manihiki-pee-at-te-maeva-nui.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2011/11/manihiki-pee-at-te-maeva-nui.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-5620742100226876180Tue, 22 Nov 2011 01:36:00 +00002011-11-23T22:37:40.913-10:00cultureblessingCatholicAll Souls EveTuramagraves Turama takes place in the Cook Islands on 1 November each year when Catholic priests bless the graves of deceased loved ones and local parishioners take time to remember and pray for the souls of those who have passed on. All Souls Day is actually 2 November but it is now customary for Turama to take place on the eve of All Souls Day. The main focus is of the event is the Catholic cemetery in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/5d9ne3xNYUU/turama-festival-on-rarotonga.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2011/11/turama-festival-on-rarotonga.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-8617593550751911719Thu, 17 Nov 2011 02:40:00 +00002011-11-16T16:42:21.538-10:00S21CambodiaTuol SlengPandawChoeung EkPhnom PenhMekongother After we crossed the Cambodian border near Chu Doc (see this post) our river boat, the Mekong Pandaw, continued slowly upstream and reached the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh at about 6 the following morning. The Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers meet here so the width of water was not (just) due to flooding. The city’s had a chequered history; well the whole of Cambodia has come to that. It’s been http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/EL0khqAmuho/cambodia-highlights-phnom-penh.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2011/11/cambodia-highlights-phnom-penh.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-141849877411193648Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:53:00 +00002011-11-21T15:38:41.997-10:00sevens in heaventourismrugby sevensinternational sportsportrugby It’s been going for over twenty years and Rarotonga’s international rugby sevens tournament, held every November, just keeps getting better. This year we had 16 men’s teams and six women’s. Some were overseas clubs while others were local with top notch imports and we also had a couple of outer island sides. In the men’s competition College Rifles, Te Ara Wheka and Porirua Magic were all NZ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/_l2otkAKV-k/rarotongas-sevens-in-heaven.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2011/11/rarotongas-sevens-in-heaven.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-4598102742931524862Thu, 03 Nov 2011 08:43:00 +00002011-11-02T22:43:08.249-10:00Chau DocSa DecPandawMekongVietnamotherMy ThoCai Be In October 2011 South East Asia suffered heavy monsoon rains and a couple of typhoons, Nalgae and Nesat. They brought even more wet weather to the north of Vietnam and caused considerable flooding in the south. Thailand is still suffering the after-effects from the monsoon floods. Along the Mekong in southern Vietnam, river levels were extra high and water covered vast areas, inundating rice http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/QlzOm2B2E04/vietnam-highlights-mekong-river.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2011/11/vietnam-highlights-mekong-river.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-9180448540604648024Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:07:00 +00002011-10-31T14:14:00.543-10:00Kura HapptourismClub RaroDivas in ParadiseMotoneother Kura Happ is a talented Cook Islands singer/songwriter. She performs regularly at various restaurants around Rarotonga – I’ve seen her at the Windjammer and Tang (the recently opened tapas bar at the Crown Beach Resort). I don’t usually like live bands in restaurants because they’re nearly always far too loud – I think dining out is about talking to people and not just eating, however good (orhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/Mn9_iQx_1zw/kura-happ-at-club-raro.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2011/10/kura-happ-at-club-raro.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-5778863689242480409Thu, 27 Oct 2011 07:43:00 +00002011-10-26T21:43:54.184-10:00SaigonHCMCVietnamotherHo Chi Minh City As I mentioned in previous posts, I’ve been off the rock on holiday in Vietnam and Cambodia. Had a wonderful time; they’re both fascinating countries. Come to think of it, most countries in the world have plenty to recommend them. We started with a few days in the capital of Vietnam before travelling up the Mekong River and into Cambodia. The Vietnamese capital is variously known as Saigon, Hohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/eyVCmGVMyLw/vietnam-highlights-saigon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2011/10/vietnam-highlights-saigon.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-3349899721169772267Tue, 25 Oct 2011 05:39:00 +00002011-10-24T19:39:08.784-10:00fanzonerugbyAll Blacksworld cupothercup final The waiting’s over and the New Zealand All Blacks are rugby world champions after a nail-biting final. Rarotonga has been showing its support of the team since the start of the cup with shops and businesses decked out in black and white, but once they made it through to the final somebody suggested a fan zone similar, to Auckland’s Cloud, where people could get together and see all the action http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/ymXQzZvdR0s/all-blacks-fanzone-on-rarotonga.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2011/10/all-blacks-fanzone-on-rarotonga.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-175373069971795474Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:30:00 +00002011-10-20T12:30:51.377-10:00Atiutourismcultureura paudrum danceTe Maeva Nui I’m back on Rarotonga after a fantastic visit to Vietnam and Cambodia. Working on some video from there but in the meantime here’s more footage from this year's Te Maeva Nui. This ura pau (drum dance) from the dancers on the outer island of Atiu earned the team a B grade.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/yp6lWytYcwg/atiu-drum-dance-at-te-maeva-nui.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2011/10/atiu-drum-dance-at-te-maeva-nui.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-4009495968476589709Wed, 12 Oct 2011 08:06:00 +00002011-10-11T22:06:11.630-10:00TongarevaPenrhyntourismculturekapa rimaTe Maeva Nuiaction song I'm still on holiday, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia at the moment having visited Siem Reap and the temples at Angkor Wat. It's a fantastic country but suffering from floods at the moment. Looking forward to editing video from Cambodia and Vietnam but in the meantime here's another video from Te Maeva Nui. It's the Tongareva (Penrhyn) action song and it earned this group a B gradehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/xi-qEmetP5s/tongareva-action-song-at-te-maeva-nui.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2011/10/tongareva-action-song-at-te-maeva-nui.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-4806938451234135981Fri, 30 Sep 2011 01:31:00 +00002011-09-29T15:40:10.833-10:00tourismcultureura paudrum danceTe Maeva NuiAvarua I'm in Vietnam at the moment so I didn't cover this year's week of running but I've still got some footage from Te Maeva Nui including this video. Avarua was one of the two Rarotonga teams that took part in the 2011 Te Maeva Nui cultural dance competition (the other was Puaikura with most of the teams being from the outer islands), This exciting drum dance (ura pau) earned them a B grade.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/XwNBk_sRh0E/avarua-drum-dance-at-te-maeva-nui.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2011/09/avarua-drum-dance-at-te-maeva-nui.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-1236880140903344262Sun, 18 Sep 2011 22:56:00 +00002011-09-18T12:59:27.335-10:00tourismculturekapa rimaMangaiaTe Maeva Nuiaction song More video footage from this year's Te Maeva Nui on Rarotonga. This kapa rima (action song) from the dancers on the outer island of Mangaia earned the team a B grade.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/bIBkZNWdwAo/mangaia-action-song-at-te-maeva-nui.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2011/09/mangaia-action-song-at-te-maeva-nui.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-9143908106632582848Sun, 11 Sep 2011 04:44:00 +00002011-09-10T18:46:23.227-10:00naturerubbishwetlandsenvironmentclean up the worldAvaruaother Here on Rarotonga we’ve just held our ‘Clean up the World’ campaign – Friday 9 and Saturday 10 September. Most of the action took place on Friday fortunately. It’s been warm and dry here for several weeks but Saturday was cold, wet and miserable (cold by local standards where anything less than 22C has people reaching for warm jackets). The environment service encouraged schools, businesses, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/56zO7BUVsGo/avarua-school-kids-help-clean-up-world.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2011/09/avarua-school-kids-help-clean-up-world.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-2810573503329202156Sun, 04 Sep 2011 00:48:00 +00002011-09-18T13:00:17.533-10:00tourismcultureura paudrum danceTe Maeva NuiConstitution Vaka Puaikura, which includes the village of Arorangi, was one of two Rarotonga teams in this year's Te Maeva Nui dance competition. The drum dance, ura pau, with its fast beat and emphasis on hip and leg movement, usually features boys to a greater extent than girls. The judges commented that this year many of the male dancers were quite young boys but they certainly make up in enthusiasm for http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/3A3twWiZEvM/puaikura-drum-dance-at-rarotongas-te.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2011/09/puaikura-drum-dance-at-rarotongas-te.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-7489276779062585079Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:55:00 +00002011-08-28T14:55:52.031-10:00Pacific Gamesinternational sportfootballsportsoccerWaitakere Living in a tropical island paradise in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean has its advantages but it makes it difficult for our sports teams to get high quality international experience. It was good, therefore, to have a top New Zealand soccer team visit our shores a couple of weeks ago. Waitakere United from West Auckland are NZ champions and they certainly showed their class in the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/4Dw5TxhvloA/waitakere-united-beat-cook-islands.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2011/08/waitakere-united-beat-cook-islands.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-7289503989344214288Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:38:00 +00002011-08-22T22:38:04.815-10:00tourismculturekapa rimaPukapukaTe Maeva NuiConstitutionaction song I love the Pukapukan dance ream. They’re innovative and cheeky and they really enjoy what they’re doing. It’s a pleasure to watch them. Pukapuka’s the most isolated of the northern Cook Islands. It’s actually closer to Samoa than it is to Rarotonga, a fact that was apparent after cyclone Percy trashed the atolls in 2005 when aid from Apia reached Pukapuka before aid from Rarotonga. It’s http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/uDUZbAzIQx0/pukapuka-kapa-rima-at-te-maeva-nui.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2011/08/pukapuka-kapa-rima-at-te-maeva-nui.html