Dave & Margs' Travels

Actually that may not be how you spell the name of the island I can't remember. But you'll know which one it is if you look up Cook on the internet, it is a spectatular atoll. We didn't get full benefit as we flew in at 5.30ish am but you could see the island the sandy beaches and the light blue waters around it enclosed in the reef.

We were staying in the ground floor of accommodation described as a tree house on the beach on the west coast. The accommodation had been rebuilt since we had seen it advertised in the Sunday Times last Feb as the cyclone had got it.

Day 1 - we went out with the host on his sailing canoe and weird contraption which didn't look sea worthy especially as we headed out of the reef to see turtles. We saw about 5 but all too quick for us to swim after them. Back into the lagoon we went snorkelling and saw giant clams about a foot or more in size. We were concerned about the state of the craft but the host Mithias was certainly a sailor when the propellor stopped when a loose rope from the sail stopped it and he untangled it using the tray he would later use to cook lunch. Snorkelling was good if rough and I saw another turtle but it was gone by the time I yelled to Dave....