22nd feb mossie bites - 50! (all from walk up the mountain!) loads of bites and itching all over!! think the mountain mosquitoes were tasting human blood for the first time ever ...... and got a bit carried away! had a couple of days of rain! not too bad though as it gave me a chance to learn the most popular card game known by travellers worldwide........ called 's***head'! and even if i do say so myself....i was bloody good at it! had a really funny...

mossie bites - too many to count! hired bikes and rode around the island as weather a bit overcast. (me, janine, laura and abigail) stopped at some great beaches and had fish and chips on the harbour for lunch! janine was quite far behind and when we realised we were getting sunburn we all decided to race back to the island ........janine turned up an hour later! i had a really bad vest mark which will take ages to get rid of!! my bites were lookin...

day 2 mossie bites - only 1!!! got a good nights sleep last night as was so tired from flight........still feel a bit dead but i think thats because its so hot here! no point having showers and trying to feel refreshed coz it doesn't work!! i just wash my face, tie up my hair and forget what i look like! its absolutely boiling here!....... most people went to church this morning!........only because you get a huge free meal afterwards! i felt a bit g...

hello! finally arrived in raratonga this morning after such a long plane journey, over 24 hours!!!. i am soooo tired but dont want to sleep until tonight as need to adjust my body clock! the island is amazing.....looks like something out of jurassic park! there is only one road on the island which goes round in a big circle and there are 2 buses...clockwise or anti-clockwise!!! the weather has been a mixture of hot sun and torrential rain....... but it ...