A Wikipedia entry for the Cook Islands National Football Team has them as "one of the weakest teams in the world". Hey, come on, give these guys a break! If you jogged it, you could cross its biggest island on foot in two hours. And you wouldn`t see a single football pitch along the way. Just jungle, with a single small piece of rock sticking up in the middle. Better things to do here than join the madding throng.

Maungaroa hills from Across the Island trek

Sunset, Avatiu harbour

Diving off Avatiu

Te Rua Manga (The Needle) from
Across the Island trek

Te Rua Manga (The Needle) from
Across the Island trek

Looking back to Avatiu from midway
on Across the Island trek

Maungaroa hills from Across the Island trek

Seen on night dive off Avatiu

Dolphin curious about diver`s fin


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