HOLIDAY!

Countdown to Rarotonga: 3 days! Rarotonga is in the Cook Islands between Fiji and Tahiti.

The time difference is minus 22 hours. I'm having the worst time trying to wrap my head around it. The flight from Auckland is under 4 hours but with the time difference, we leave at 7:15pm Sunday and arrive at 1:05am Sunday. Bizarre.

I contacted the resort to find out what their internet policy is, and stopped by Vodaphone to find out what the deal is with cell phone coverage. Unfortunately, it's impossible right now to completely cut ourselves off for a week, but hopefully Stan the builder won't need to call us too much.

We're staying in a beachfront buré at the Palm Grove Resort. Our friends recommended it, saying it's quiet, reasonably priced with few or no children, and has a great bar. Perfect.

Our friend Kevin (originally from Buffalo NY!) is also going to be in Rarotonga, so we're hoping to hook up with him for a few drinks one lazy afternoon when we're sick of sitting on the beach doing nothing.