Day 20 Wednesday March 26th (100 days to go!!!!) — We originally had a beach day/snorkeling excursion booked for this port but cancelled it to get a break from the water for a day. We were going to tender in and then take the 15-minute walk into town to visit a church that we had seen pictures. The ship arrived at 7am, but unfortunately due to high winds and waves the passengers could not board the tenders. At 8am the captain decided it was too dangerous and this port was cancelled. In the first twenty days of the world cruise, we had been at sea for 14 days and had made six ports as this became the second port that was missed due to weather with the first being Kona, Hawaii.
Copy of the original Currents for the port stop and the additional pages that we received with the new ship’s activities for the day.
View of Rarotonga at 6:45am when we arrived at place to begin tendering
Not sure what happened to the island in about 30 minutes after the first photo was taken
Rarotonga is the largest and most populous island of the country of the Cook Islands. The island is volcanic, with an area of 67.39 km2 (26.02 sq mi), and is home to 72% of the country’s population, with 10,898 of a total population of 15,040.[1] Avarua, on the north coast, is the location of the Parliament buildings and the capital of the Cook Islands. The country’s international airport is also in Avarua, and Rarotonga is a popular tourist destination, with many resorts, hotels and motels.
Rarotonga has been populated by a Polynesian people since late in the 1st millennium. Captain John Dibbs, master of the colonial brig Endeavour, is credited as the European discoverer, on 25 July 1823 while transporting the missionary Reverend John Williams.
The church we wanted to visit
