Fly 45 minutes from Rarotonga to reach Aitutaki, a lagoon island paradise |
The h-g has a Tom Hanks moment on one of our perambulations around the island |
The Ika Mata (marinated raw fish) and island fries - arrowroot and breadfruit |
Giant Trevally swimming with us when we went snorkelling in the outer lagoon |
Did you know tropical sand is really parrot fish poo? Go ahead, google it |
The little ferry that took us from the mainland of Aitutaki to our little island - travel time 60 seconds |
the local marine research centre is growing giant clams to re-seed the lagoon beds |
Most of the clams are iridescent greens and blue - stunning |