The Cook Islands

Ok, interesting introduction to the Cook Islands!

Stilll smarting from an email i got from Guy in our wedding anniversary demanding even more of a share of the house..... which really hurt.  but watched Boston Legal all the way over on the in flight entertainment which at last stopped me crying!

Arrived at the tiny airport, first off the plane, and was greeted in the terminal by an old man with a ukulele, singing welcoming songs by their one baggage carousel.  Big friendly ladies put gorgeous smelling garlands round our necks, and I was the first person the very efficient Raro tours dropped off at my guest house.

There was supposed to be a key in an envelope to my room on the table in the kitchen, but the only key led to an open room with 2 kids asleep in... So I ended up having to sleep on the sofa in the living room to be woken at about 7 am by a woman who told me there had been some sort of mistake.  I have crossed a date line and its Friday again!  I've never done that before!

I got into my room and though tired found it was too light to sleep and too much of a waste of a beautiful day.  I found out that I would have to walk to the supermarket for food and also to connect to the internet (OMG!)  

But on the plus side there are some chickens and the most enormous pig outside my bedroom window which are quite fun to watch, and a lovely little baby called Nathaniel, who is utterly adorable following me around in is baby walker, and we have become great friends already.

It's a gorgeous day here, so I'm off to the supermarket to get supplies now.. will probably hire a bike tomorrow and have a cycle round the island which should take about 3 hours (or more, for me!)