After spending 4 days in Aitutaki I flight back to spend 3 days at Rarotonga. Luck was with me because the rain stopped on the island 😊. Presentation Rarotonga is the main island of the Cook Islands and its complete tour is about 31km. It has the same concept as Tahiti i.e. a volcanic island with mountains in the center. The capital (Avarua) is located north of the island, do not miss its market on Saturday! Accomodation I took a Airbnb…
Aitutaki – Cook islands
8 April 2018For the Easter holidays, I had a vacation in paradise! It was in the Cook Islands that I landed and I started my journey by 4 days in Aitutaki, one of the most beautiful atoll in the world! Here is a little NZ’s Polynesia. Presentation Aitutaki is a Pacific atoll composed of a main island and 15 motus (including the famous Honeymoon and One foot islands). It is a volcanic island, so there is no beach anywhere on the main…
Mount Maunganui 14km run
22 March 2018To prepare for my Waiheke Island half-marathon in May, I signed up for a few races before, including this one at Mount Maunganui. New Zealand’s second race after the half of Wellington. Mount Maunganui is a peninsula east of Tauranga overlooked by an ancient 232m volcano. It is a pretty “surfer” seaside place. Tauranga Leaving Auckland on a Friday after work I preferred to make a first stop at Tauranga. Indeed, my Intercity bus initially had a scheduled arrival at…
Weekend in Wellington and first 2018’s half marathon
25 February 2018During the “Cigna rounds the bay” half marathon, I went to spend a weekend in the capital of this wonderful country, Wellington. I will take you to discover this wonderful city! Arrival in Wellington In order to save some time I took an internal flight Auckland-Wellington. First surprise, no boarding pass needed to pass the baggage scanner. And second very big surprise, the identity of the passengers is not verified !! Yes here we trust everyone. I hope they will…