~ that’s Cook Islands Maori for “hello”, and everyone calls it out as we cycle around the island of Rarotonga. We first came to Raro, as everyone calls it, in 2010 and loved the laidback island lifestyle, so we decided to spend a month here on our way to New Zealand, Australia and SE Asia.
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Don’t believe everything they tell you!
~ A cautionary tale… Standing at the Air NZ check-in desk at LAX, booking a flight to Sydney, wasn’t in my plans for today, but, oh well!
Reposition Yourself!
We learned about repositioning cruises from our online buddies and inspiration, Lynne and Tim Martin of HomeFree Adventures. When we were planning our first “exit” from California, we decided to use a repositioning cruise as our means of transport from Florida to the UK, as we had the time, and
Housesitting
Housesitting can be a good way to experience a more “local” kind of living, and a great way to save money too! We were invited to stay in, and look after the home of a long-time friend, while we were in California, and so we decided to investigate further.