Showing posts with label New Zealand. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Zealand. Show all posts

Saturday, 20 October 2012

Back in New Zealand

Hello everyone,

Sorry for my lack of updates recently. I have had a bit of a rollercoaster two weeks and have had to cut my time in Aitutaki short by two and a half weeks. This follows after having had a scooter accident and getting a reasonable wound to the left knee that would have done better back in New Zealand. So I had to rush and re-arrange flights and returned earlier this week after a rollercoaster week.

It certainly does not help with my "post-elective blues" that I had to come away in a rush. I was given a massive send off with 1 shell necklace, 6 eis (flower necklaces) and 3 flower head bands on my last day. I did look like a dork wearing all of them at the airport but I knew I was well-loved.

Me, covered in a few "eis" at Aitutaki Airport on the day I left. There are a few more in a plastic bag on the table that I wasn't wearing at the time!
As for all the bits I promised about the blog... I will slowly write about each place on Aitutaki now that I am back in a place with more reliable technology and internet, and hopefully with complementary map to each locations! ;) It will take time, but I hope you will be patient with me.

Friday, 31 August 2012

More photos!

So... Gmail still won't let me upload photos. So here are a few more while we wait for more patients to turn up (we've started 20 minutes ago, and waiting room has freed up already!).

Anyway, the irony of being in the Cook Islands - you see your own Prime Minister here in Aitutaki. All the leaders came along for the 43rd Pacific Islands Forum today. Half the island scootered down to the airport (if you could call it one) to see them. I somehow managed to get the prime spot smack bang in the middle out the front! I have even better videos of John Key, but the internet here would never let me upload it before Christmas. Lol.

John Key! Followed by the Prime Minister of Samoa
All the Pacific Island leaders in one spot! Except Julia Gillard. Lol.
The Cook Islands PM, Henry Puta.
 

The entertainment crew.. I have videos of these for later...
John Key: Hmmm what's for dinner tonight?