Sunday, January 28, 2018

Report #27 Avatiu, Rarotonga, Cook Islands January 26, 2018 Friday 80 degrees & Mostly cloudy Part #2 Of 4 83 Pictures

More pictures….. 

Side yards had a breeze

Knickers, a lingerie boutique

Gravy pork ribs for sale

Long, hot road

Many blooms

A dedication to WWII vets

One jutting volcanic peak

A public purified water station – free water

The best saying of the day

A flame tree

Chillis, not Chili’s – too bad

Ruins left from storms

Roaming chickens

The mountains are nearby

Typical home

New construction

No one walks here

A drive to get the natives smoke free

Public health clinic

Socialized medicine?

Deep red hibiscus

Tamarind House is opened for lunch later

Under the shade of trees

The plane, the plane

Road check by two policemen

Modern

Inaccessible peaks

Wall art on a building

Definitely a tropicbird

Trumpet vine bloom

Soft yellow

Island grass is spongy

A peak to the water

Recent rains keep the grass green

Flying Boat Fish & Chips

Closed today

A very funny weather report

If you see two rocks – you drunk

Reef is turquoise and shallow

Slim stretch of beach

No swimming here – too much coral

Great place to cool off

Leaning tree

Surf’s up

Game Fishing Club

Yellow vine

A bus stop in Tupapa

Graves are in the front yards

Perfect white flowers

Club Raro – a night venue

inviting

Resort

Exercise studio

A new construction

Another sheltered stop

Water at every turn

Palms soar high

Mountains

Scenic green mountains

Bet it is cooler up there

The petrol stop in Tupapa village

Takeaway, like a McDonald’s

Fishing float

Rural setting

A home

Double hibiscus

Velvet-like texture

Peachy

Pretty

Old tires serve as pots

KiiKii Motel

View of the peaks

Chicken and tire pot

A row of old tires – useful in landscaping

Same white chicken

Finally here for lunch

Open today

Welcome

House cat

Blue and white deco

Coolest spot in the house

Garden patio

The menu

Story of the restaurant