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French Polynesia. Farewell Tahit, I'm flying south-west - to Cook Islands Archipelago.
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Cook Islands, Flying near island called Atiu.
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Cook Islands, Approaching Rarotonga island.
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Cook Islands, Approaching Rarotonga island.
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Cook Islands, Approaching Rarotonga island. (This is an East side).
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Cook Islands, Approaching Rarotonga island. (Avarua city early in the morning).
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Cook Islands, Approaching Rarotonga island. (Avarua airport early in the morning).
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Avarua (capital). Ministry of Works.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Avarua (capital). Ministry of Agriculture.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Avarua (capital). Local way of tatooing
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Tiki in original village.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Original village - as theme park.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Coast seen from the village in mountains.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Beach on the west coast.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. White tourists and the local boy on horses.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Beach on the west coast.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Beach on the west coast. Coconut palms.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Beach on the west coast - shortly before summer rain.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Islands on the east coast.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Island on the east coast - Taakoka.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. East coast - kite surfer.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. East coast - kite surfer.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. East coast - kite surfer.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. East coast - kite surfer.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. East coast - Murri village beach houses.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Polynesian Night dancing show - orchestra of drums.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Polynesian Night dancing show - Solist in front of orchestra of drums.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Polynesian Night dancing show - Solist in front of orchestra of drums.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Polynesian Night dancing show - Solist in front of orchestra of drums.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Polynesian Night dancing show - An exotic flower on an ear.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Polynesian Night dancing show - An exotic flower on an ear.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Polynesian girl.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Polynesian girl dancing.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Polynesians dancing.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Polynesians dancing.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Very young and older polynesians dancers.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Dancing to the music of drums.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Dancing to the music of drums.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Dancing to the music of drums.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Pllynesiand girls decorating their bodies with orchids.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Polynesian girl.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Polynesian girls dancing.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Polynesian night.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Polynesian night - how to wear pareau (sulu/sarong).
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Polynesian girls dancing.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Polynesian night.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Polynesian girls dancing.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Polynesian night. Just be jealous!
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Polynesian night.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Polynesian night.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Polynesian night.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Polynesian night.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Polynesian night.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Polynesian night.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Polynesian night.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Polynesian night.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Polynesian night.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Polynesian night.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Polynesian night.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Polynesian night.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Polynesian night.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Polynesian night.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Polynesian night.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Design of an airplane decoration - by local painter and sculptor Mike Tavioni.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Polynesian artist - painter and sculptor Mike Tavioni, his wife (also an artist) and his grind child - in his workshop.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Polynesian artist - painter and sculptor Mike Tavioni, his wife (also an artist) and his grind child - in his workshop.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Polynesian artist - painter and sculptor Mike Tavioni, and his grind child (and me) - in his workshop.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Workshop of the Polynesian artist - painter and sculptor Mike Tavioni.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Catholic church - madonna with polynesian face.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Catholic church - madonna with polynesian face.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Catholic church - this woodden altar is a work of Mike Tavioni.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Catholic church - stain glass window behind the main altar (according to Salvator Dali)
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Catholic church.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. A bird-eye view.
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Cook Islands, Aitutaki with atols. A bird-eye view.
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Cook Islands, Aitutaki with atols. A bird-eye view.
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Cook Islands, Aitutaki with atols. A bird-eye view.
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Cook Islands, Rarotonga. Poster of Polynesian artist - Mike Tavioni - which inspired me to suggest him a painted mythology of Cook Islands and Polynesia.
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