Rarotonga, Cook Islands
We left L.A. International airport absolutely dreading the long day travelling. It was 13 or so hours to Auckland with a 5 hour wait and then the connecting 4 hour flight to Rarotonga. We were travelling back in time and then forward again, crossing the date line en-route. I still have no idea what day we left and what day we landed. The flight itself wasn't all that bad. My first ride on a jumbo jet - you hardly notice that you're in the air. And for a change, w...