Circle Pacific 1998/99 - Day 20 - Cook Islands

• Explored Avarua's backroads

• Hiked Cross-Island Walk from Avarua to deserted Sheraton hotel project opposite - strenuous but good
• the beginning

• the Needle

• the trail

• the final ascent

• the view

• the sweat

• the danger!

• the triumph

• the drop

• the descent

• the reward!

• On the way back, there's a native bull tied to graze near a telephone pole - Shannon says, "Hi cow" and he charges - Dave's outta there - Shannon's running for a ditch hoping the bull's line holds - it does - much ribbing of Dave for leaving Shannon to die - will not greet any more cattle