Paradise (Aitutaki in the Cook Islands) here we come!

Maina island – taken in 2010

Honeymoon island – photo taken in 2010

This time tomorrow (although it is kind of this time today because of confusing time/date issues!!) we will be on the beautiful tiny island of Aitutaki in the Cook Islands. We visited Aitutaki – this gem of an island deep in the South Pacific – back in 2010 on our honeymoon and had one of the most amazing weeks of our lives. As we have been living in New Zealand for almost 11 months now  and we are so much closer to this wonderful place we decided to return to the beautiful island of Aitutaki to celebrate our 3 year wedding anniversary in the middle of August. We booked our trip back in January and leave from Auckland early tomorrow morning. Because we cross the international dateline we leave tomorrow but actually arrive today – it’s crazy! We fly from here to Rarotonga (which takes about 4 hours), and after a 3 hour wait will board the tiny plane that will take 50 mins to take us across to the amazing island of Aitutaki.

Drinks overlooking the lagoon

We will be staying in a lovely holiday house called Are Kapakapa where the hosts Miles and Emma have been incredibly lovely and helpful via email. We have hired a scooter for the two weeks and will make our way around on this – there are very few cars on the island, and it is very quiet and relaxed.

Have a look at Wiki’s travel guide for more info on Aitutaki if you are interested. Aitutaki has a population of just over 2,000 people and is only just under 7 square miles!  Visiting Aitutaki really is like going back in time to an untouched and unspoiled world, and it is exactly like the picture postcards of paradise.

There is very little internet access on the island, so I may not be able to post about our time on Aitutaki until we return, but it will nice to put our feet up and relax without thinking about the ‘outside world’ for a bit!

We are really excited about the next chapter of our adventure and our return to paradise! 🙂