We arrived in Raratonga at 6.00am. the airport was so small, just a tiny little buildin and we were greeted by some islanders singing and playing the guitar. We got picked up by Kitty who worked for the Raraotnga backpackers. Our room wasnt ready until 12 which was a little annoying so we had to make do with a few hours by the pool....terrible! lol. Our "room" consisted of a beachside bungalow on stilts 10m away from the sea! it was stunning!!!!! W...

We flew from Maui 23.30 and landed in LAx at 06.30, managed to get some sleep but the plane was so cramped and had no room at all. We had a lot of time to kill at the airport so we decided to go the international centre at LAX as apparently there were more shops and restaurants etc. Not much there at all! We had some breakfast and read some magazines to waste the morning away. We couldnt stay there any longer so at about 1 o'clock we headed to the local mall with...

Absolutely gutted that it's our last day in paradise. Totally fell in love with Maui and so sad to go, 16 days just wasn't enough!!! We reluctantly packed and headed out in the car down south. We literally went as far as the road went (dodgy roads!!) to La Perous Bay. the roads narrowed the whole way and got bumpier and bumpier! Poor little car hated it! We were surrouned by lava fields which was a strange site. The bay was gorgeous once we arrived with blac...

We hired a convertible chrysler today for 2 days...I know what you're all thinking! Travellers do not have convertibles...but it actually worked out at 13 pounds each days! Plus and you have already read that the bus system is as good as useless if you want to get to more than one place in a day! Transport is essential! Ok i feel i have justified myself now :) Seemed to get to grips with driving on the wrong side of the road and car, hannah kept telling me if i...

Weather was great again so sunbathed and snorkled all day. We did some laundry in the evening and went to the Luau at the hotel. We got a lei of small shells before going in. we were sat down and watched the sunset before the show. There were male and female hula dancers, amazing how they dance without moving the top half of their bodies! Half way through we had a BBQ buffet and free cocktails all night. The show finished with fire dancers whcih were really ...