Cook Islands
To be honest, it was a bit overwhelming to visit these small islands in the middle of 2.2 million square kilometres of ocean. We went out to even smaller sandbanks in the lagoons around Rarotonga and Aitutaki and got a glimpse of life in the deep water, following whales, turtles and rays. There was no waiting for anything out there—it all just unfolded with the tides.
To be honest, it was a bit overwhelming to visit these small islands in the middle of 2.2 million square kilometres of ocean. We went out to even smaller sandbanks in the lagoons around Rarotonga and Aitutaki and got a glimpse of life in the deep water. We saw when whales would rest and where turtles slept on the reef.