Tropical Paradise

[Dixie]

Tropical Paradise

25 Oct '06 7:29 am

Cook Islands .........
As soon as you land at the airport ,welcomed by the pervading perfume of Frangipani ,you immediately step into Cook Island time .
Dixie

[Anna]

25 Oct '06 9:00 am

I like it!

[Dixie]

Footprints in Paradise

25 Oct '06 9:07 am

Me too ...If you ask about the time of something ,the answer is always " it depends "
The road circles the island and it is 32 kms .(seen on right )the speed limit is 40 kph .so safe !
Dixie

Dixie making footprints in Paradise

[Dixie]

lunchtime

25 Oct '06 4:12 pm

A group of pre-schoolers on an outing ....please try to ignore the little guy with the finger up his nose .
Dixie

Lunchtime in Rarotonga

[pumpkin]

26 Oct '06 5:20 am

lol dixie! I didn't notice the boy till I read the caption ... then I looked for him

Fantastic sense of time, love the clock

[Dixie]

Plantations

26 Oct '06 6:09 am

This is an early morning scene at the market -vegetable plants for sale ,very healthy and vigorous ,but most of which were unfamiliar to us .

Plants at market

[Dixie]

banana plantation

26 Oct '06 6:11 am

A Banana plantation .It was hard to find ripe (yellow) bananas to buy ,as bananas are cooked green ,and are rather nice cooked on a barbecue that way .
Dixie

[Dixie]

Market garden.

26 Oct '06 6:17 am

As you see by the cone ,the island was formed by volcanoes .The soil is rich ,volcanic red .The market gardens are beautifully kept .
Dixie.

[Dixie]

Sign	26 Oct '06 6:21 am

Mama Neke might never imagine her sign will be seen around the world (by sympathetic gardeners )
The sign reads :
WARNING
No trespassing and stealing ask me first before you help yourself
Mama Neke.

Mama Neke's sign

[Liza]

Wonderful moments...

26 Oct '06 7:28 am

Thank you , dear Dixie, for sharing these wonderful moments of your life! They are really joyful and so interesting!