BEACHED WELL DAY 23: Rarotonga After a marathon sleep of 13 hours we decided that the day should consist of pretty much doing nothing but relaxing. And as today is a bank holiday, there won't be anything open anyway, so we took our time doing nothing and had a light breakfast on the veranda watching the waves roll in under a very overcast sky. The whole day pretty much consisted of reading and writing thoughts down, the only differing thing being whether it ...

PARADISE FOUND IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC DAY 22: Rarotonga, The Cook Islands After the flight from LA to Rarotonga, Air New Zealand probably ranks as my favourite airline. The customer service was superb, so friendly and non-corporate which is so refreshing, the in-flight entertainment was spot on and the food was excellent. We managed to get a good six or seven hours sleep and only woke when there was a bit of turbulence. Turbulence doesn't usually bother me but ...