Avarua, capital of the Cook Islands

Postcard
The Cook Islands is a self-governing island country in the South Pacific Ocean. The island's defence and foreign affairs are the responsibility of New Zealand.

The archipellago comprises 15 islands, of which Rarotonga is the main island with about 11,000 inhabitants. Most of them live in Avarua, the capital city of the Cook Islands.

Read More

Rarotonga, one of the Cook Islands

Postcard
An island country in the South Pacific Ocean: the Cook Islands. Rarotonga is the most populous island of the archipelago, with a population of 13,000.

The mountainous peaks of the inner island are ringed by spectacularly beautiful beaches and stunning lagoons of crystal clear water. Like the Muri Lagoon on this postcard.

Thx Susan!

Read More

A postcard from the Cook Islands

This is the last post of 2011, what better way to end this year with a postcard from the exotic  Cook Islands!

---  Happy 2012! ---

Postcard

“The 15 islands of the Cooks lie halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii, scattered like fragrant frangipani petals floating across 2.2 million square kilometres of a seductive, sensual ocean. Boasting rare beauty, an idyllic climate, warm welcoming people with the widest white smiles and a pace of life unsurpassed for peace: the Cook Islands is Paradise.”(www.cookislands.travel)

Stamps

(left) Raratonga Starling. Rarotonga is the most populous island of the Cook Islands.

(right) Spanish Dancer, a very large and colorful sea slug.

THX Rod!

Read More