Cook Islands March 2007 - Image Heavy - Tiki Travel

B bongofury Grand Member (6 years) Ventura County Joined: Oct 15, 2002 Posts: 1565	B bongofury Posted posted on Wed, Apr 18, 2007 9:44 AM Thanks everone. I would recommend renting motor scooters. Aitutaki has no public transportation and a cab ride is almost as much as a scooter rental. The bus on Rarotonga stopped by our spot about every 25 minutes (one bus runs clockwise around the island about 50 minutes, the other counter clockwise). It worked out pretty good except the last day where it became very unreliable. We missed getting into town to shop for carvings. Also there are some side roads we would have liked to check out. We are just thinking of this a an exploration for when we return. And you may want to skip what they call "Island Night" as it is their term for "tourist luau". We went to the Edgewater Resort to check it out....average tasting buffet food and cheesy music. The drumming and dancing was cool. There are different shows almost every night at a different resort, so maybe others are better. One had a fire dance show that might be worth a peek. Swanky....we used to bring 2-4 of the throw away under water cameras, but with the cost (and bulk) of several cameras, processing, and chance of damage through the screening process, we decided to get a digital underwater camera. We bought the Olympus Stylus 720 SW for a little over $300.00. It will go up to 10 feet deep (they have another that would go deeper I think it's the 710). The conditions have to be just right. Sunny days are best. Seems like whenever I wanted to get a shot a cloud would pass overhead and I would miss it. With a 2.0 gig card (extra) I think we took over 900 pictures and 45 minutse of underwater video. Come on over.....I can bore you for hours. It feels strange at first to dunk a metal camera in the ocean, but it was fine. Supposed to be in the water for no more than an hour (I had it in some times for 3) then dunked in fresh water for 10 minutes. The only thing I didn't like is that it usues a rechargeable battery, so I had to bring a charger along. The bungalows we stayed in both had voltage converters (and kayaks and snorkel gear), so we did not need to bring ours.

Thanks everone. I would recommend renting motor scooters. Aitutaki has no public transportation and a cab ride is almost as much as a scooter rental. The bus on Rarotonga stopped by our spot about every 25 minutes (one bus runs clockwise around the island about 50 minutes, the other counter clockwise). It worked out pretty good except the last day where it became very unreliable. We missed getting into town to shop for carvings. Also there are some side roads we would have liked to check out. We are just thinking of this a an exploration for when we return. And you may want to skip what they call "Island Night" as it is their term for "tourist luau".

We went to the Edgewater Resort to check it out....average tasting buffet food and cheesy music. The drumming and dancing was cool. There are different shows almost every night at a different resort, so maybe others are better. One had a fire dance show that might be worth a peek.

Swanky....we used to bring 2-4 of the throw away under water cameras, but with the cost (and bulk) of several cameras, processing, and chance of damage through the screening process, we decided to get a digital underwater camera. We bought the Olympus Stylus 720 SW for a little over $300.00. It will go up to 10 feet deep (they have another that would go deeper I think it's the 710). The conditions have to be just right. Sunny days are best. Seems like whenever I wanted to get a shot a cloud would pass overhead and I would miss it. With a 2.0 gig card (extra) I think we took over 900 pictures and 45 minutse of underwater video. Come on over.....I can bore you for hours. It feels strange at first to dunk a metal camera in the ocean, but it was fine. Supposed to be in the water for no more than an hour (I had it in some times for 3) then dunked in fresh water for 10 minutes. The only thing I didn't like is that it usues a rechargeable battery, so I had to bring a charger along. The bungalows we stayed in both had voltage converters (and kayaks and snorkel gear), so we did not need to bring ours.

Post #300148 by bongofury on Wed, Apr 18, 2007 9:44 AM