Aitutaki - Reputedly THE most spectacular lagoon!

Trip Start Jan 04, 2011

Trip End Mar 23, 2011

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Flag of Cook Islands Aitutaki, Southern Cook Islands, Cook Islands
Friday, March 4, 2011

A very brief post from Aitutaki in the Cook Islands... Having an amazingly relaxing time on this island paradise called Aitutaki. It has a huge lagoon encircling the island that has got to have the most beautifully coloured crystal-clear waters I have ever seen. Waters that are teaming with stunningly coulourful schools of fish and coral. Only pictures can describe it. Hope you enjoy them....

Heading to Rarotonga this afternoon for 3 more days of frolicking in the Cook Island beaches and lagoons...

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Aitutaki lagoon	First sighting of the lagoon from prop plane	Aitutaki airport greeting with tropical flowers	Our resort beach - I had a poster like this!
Our bungalow 2nd from left.	Some friendly fish	Angel Fish	Very colourful guy
Our resort beach	lagoon teaming with butterfly fish	schools of fish	Butterfly fish coming at me
trumpet fish - 3 feet long	snorkelling	snorkelling	snorkelling
snorkelling	snorkelling	giant clam	sand bar in the middle of lagoon
Jamie finding his happy place	One of the many islands in lagoon	Clear water as far as the eye can see	Our snorkelling boats
schools of fish	colourful water with coral reef	colourful clams	5 legged star fish
colourful coral	sea urchin	school of fish	fresh coconut after lagoon snorkel trip
trio of parrotfish	incredible colours of the lagoon	is this a postcard pic or what?	swimming in the lagoon
After dinner at our resort	Jamie feeding the little fish bread	Roosters that own the island of Aitutaki	very playful guy that was not shy in the least
Our resort beach from the lagoon	coloiurful little guy	one of 2 resort infinity pools	how many colours can one fish have?
Cook Island dancers	Cook Islanders fire show	More colourful fish	brilliant blue little guy
Yet another colourful little guy