Report #27 Avatiu, Rarotonga, Cook Islands January 26, 2018 Friday 80 degrees & Mostly cloudy Part #2 Of 4 83 Pictures
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 Side yards had a breeze
Side yards had a breeze 
 Knickers, a lingerie boutique
Knickers, a lingerie boutique 
 Gravy pork ribs for sale
Gravy pork ribs for sale 
 Long, hot road
Long, hot road 
 Many blooms
Many blooms 
 A dedication to WWII vets
A dedication to WWII vets 
 One jutting volcanic peak
One jutting volcanic peak 
 A public purified water station – free water
A public purified water station – free water 
 The best saying of the day
The best saying of the day 
 A flame tree
A flame tree 
 Chillis, not Chili’s – too bad
Chillis, not Chili’s – too bad 
 Ruins left from storms
Ruins left from storms 
 Roaming chickens
Roaming chickens 
 The mountains are nearby
The mountains are nearby 
 Typical home
Typical home 
 New construction
New construction 
 No one walks here
No one walks here 
 A drive to get the natives smoke free
A drive to get the natives smoke free 
 Public health clinic
Public health clinic 
 Socialized medicine?
Socialized medicine? 
 Deep red hibiscus
Deep red hibiscus 
 Tamarind House is opened for lunch later
Tamarind House is opened for lunch later 
 Under the shade of trees
Under the shade of trees 
 The plane, the plane
The plane, the plane 
 Road check by two policemen
Road check by two policemen 
 Modern
Modern 
 Inaccessible peaks
Inaccessible peaks 
 Wall art on a building
Wall art on a building 
 Definitely a tropicbird
Definitely a tropicbird 
 Trumpet vine bloom
Trumpet vine bloom 
 Soft yellow
Soft yellow 
 Island grass is spongy
Island grass is spongy 
 A peak to the water
A peak to the water 
 Recent rains keep the grass green
Recent rains keep the grass green 
 Flying Boat Fish & Chips
Flying Boat Fish & Chips 
 Closed today
Closed today 
 A very funny weather report
A very funny weather report 
 If you see two rocks – you drunk
If you see two rocks – you drunk 
 Reef is turquoise and shallow
Reef is turquoise and shallow 
 Slim stretch of beach
Slim stretch of beach 
 No swimming here – too much coral
No swimming here – too much coral 
 Great place to cool off
Great place to cool off 
 Leaning tree
Leaning tree 
 Surf’s up
Surf’s up 
 Game Fishing Club
Game Fishing Club 
 Yellow vine
Yellow vine 
 A bus stop in Tupapa
A bus stop in Tupapa 
 Graves are in the front yards
Graves are in the front yards 
 Perfect white flowers
Perfect white flowers 
 Club Raro – a night venue
Club Raro – a night venue 
 inviting
inviting 
 Resort
Resort 
 Exercise studio
Exercise studio 
 A new construction
A new construction 
 Another sheltered stop
Another sheltered stop 
 Water at every turn
Water at every turn 
 Palms soar high
Palms soar high 
 Mountains
Mountains 
 Scenic green mountains
Scenic green mountains 
 Bet it is cooler up there
Bet it is cooler up there 
 The petrol stop in Tupapa village
The petrol stop in Tupapa village 
 Takeaway, like a McDonald’s
Takeaway, like a McDonald’s 
 Fishing float
Fishing float 
 Rural setting
Rural setting 
 A home
A home 
 Double hibiscus
Double hibiscus 
 Velvet-like texture
Velvet-like texture 
 Peachy
Peachy 
 Pretty
Pretty 
 Old tires serve as pots
Old tires serve as pots 
 KiiKii Motel
KiiKii Motel 
 View of the peaks
View of the peaks 
 Chicken and tire pot
Chicken and tire pot 
 A row of old tires – useful in landscaping
A row of old tires – useful in landscaping 
 Same white chicken
Same white chicken 
 Finally here for lunch
Finally here for lunch 
 Open today
Open today 
 Welcome
Welcome 
 House cat
House cat 
 Blue and white deco
Blue and white deco 
 Coolest spot in the house
Coolest spot in the house 
 Garden patio
Garden patio 
 The menu
The menu 
 Story of the restaurant
Story of the restaurant