We've made it back to San Diego. We're still in a tremendous fog of jetlag.
This morning, we scrambled to get Breegan off to Zoo Camp. As I was wiping up the counter, I had some bits of bread and thought I would keep them to give to the chickens. Err...wait. No chickens. I stacked all the dirty dishes in the sink and started to wash them by hand. Hey, wait..we have a dishwasher. The hot shower I took was almost too hot.
I'm sure we'll slowly sink back into our citylife ways, but for now it's nice to rediscover things again and reassess priorities here.
Living on Rarotonga for five weeks really was a great life experience for all of us. We made new great friends (both people and animals), learned about Island life, native cultures and New Zealand life. We also learned that living with less, can mean living with more.
The Cookies (Cook Islands), as the Kiwis call them, are a fantastic group of islands to visit, and I recommend this trip to everyone I know. Some of you will like the basic living style, and others will prefer the higher end resorts. Regardless of where you stay in Rarotonga, you'll be surrounded by pristine beauty and friendly people.
I hope that you've enjoyed my little blog - I've enjoyed writing it. Brian and I will be developing this site into more of a informational tourism guide to the Cook Island. My blog will soon take a back seat, and will be filed in the Travel Experience section.
To my new friends in Raro, hope to see you sooner than later, and to my friends here in the States, we hope you join us next time!
Signing off,
'Aere ra (good bye for now)

  I will be loading ALL THE PICTURES soon and will post a link to Smugmug for you to see.  I just need to clear the cobwebs in the gray matter first.