Kia Orana

Greeting from the Cook Islands! Well only three days in and already I have met so many new people! Mostly Irish and European....some Aussies too! Their accents are really great! Today we got Cook Islands driver's lisences. That was interesting and rented a motor bike. It was so fun to be able to travel around the 20 mile island with my hair blowing and the ocean at my side. To those of you who have never been...which I think is pretty much everyone. You have to check this place out. The people are warm and friendly and the safety factor is pretty much no worries...unless of course you fall off your moped! This is different from other places I have been, where the windows contain bars. Not here!!! I guess the custom here is to listen to the elders and the locals all seem to be well-behaved, beacuse they don't want to do anything that would disgrace the family. Therefore making this place a very safe place to travel. Americans are hard to come by here! Quite interesting, and not what I expected! And the biggest difference, I noticed, is that I am surronded by like- minded individuals. Everyone pretty much seems to be traveling around the world! So, to the lads (I am picking us some Irish lingo) who thought that I was crazy, I guess it appears not so! Love to all and since it has been some time since the last post....the itinerary...is what I had predicted and the rest of the tickets are booked. To anyone that wants to join me in New Zealand for Christmas...there is plenty of room! Think about it!