Last updated on January 18th, 2017 at 08:06 am
Jeff is at it again, forcing me to blog. My life is sooo hard.
Today I introduce Flashback Friday, which offers my perspective on a previous trip taken by the Jeffsetters.
Why? Well, I enjoy nostalgia. I also like giving my point of view (which may or may not be reality). Plus, coming up with post ideas is hard.
DISCLAIMER: Most pictures on this post were taken by me on my iPhone. (“Your photos are terrible,” observed Jeff. Ergo, the disclaimer.)
The Cook Islands
Jeff wrote about our trip to the Cook Islands back when we were actually there in 2013. I had wanted to visit the Cook Islands since 2001 when some of my friends went and it looked amazing.
Every time Jeff would ask where I wanted to go, my response would be the Cook Islands (except for our honeymoon when I said Mauritius). Thanks to Jeff’s planning, we went for our first anniversary.
This is still one of my favorite trips we have taken. Here are five items he did not cover in his post:
1. Jeff forced me to change my name to go on this trip
Ok this is not aimed to start a battle of the sexes, I willingly agreed to take Jeff’s sir name when we were married. Uh, but do you understand the logistics? This whole name change thing is a horrible inefficient process that I still have NOT completely finished. If I were a dramatic person, I would even go as far to say that it is unconstitutional. Oh wait. (P.S. no, I do not really think this is unconstitutional.) Keep reading, I really do have a point.
Jeff forwarded me the itinerary for our trip.
“Wait what is this? The ticket says Mrs. Jeffsetter. My passport says Ms. Independent!” exclaimed Amanda. (Thanks, Beyoncé)
“Well, I guess you will have to change your passport, if you want to go,” said Jeff. (Jeff denies that this happened, but it did.)
This approach to forcing me to change my name was so clever, I couldn’t be mad. Douché Jeff, douché.
Q: What is Douché?
A: This is our buddy cop catch phrase.
Q: What does it mean?
A: It means respect when one person wins an argument with douchey, but clever point.
Q: How is it pronounced?
A: Like touché, but with a d.
Had I not changed my name, I would have never seen this view from my beach chair:
2. The wildlife can be dangerous on the Cook Islands
After getting our Cook Islands driver’s licenses (best souvenir ever), we drove/road (we only had one scooter) around the island to what appeared to be a beautiful beach. Only, the beach was covered with these little critters:
3. One tuna feeds the whole island
“That’s too much tuna, ya just got pranked!” However, this was no prank.
While we were there, a local islander caught an 80 pound tuna. I think we ate this same tuna at four different restaurants during our stay on Aitutaki.
4. Goats climb trees when there are no mountains
This may or may not be true, but here’s all the proof I need:
5. My perspective on the flight
Jeff posted a great picture of the islands when we were on the flight, but not one of the actual plane.
Here you go and you’re welcome:
P.S. I am not sure why Jeff hates my pictures. These are great!
Note from Jeff: I am sorry to those of you who read this blog because of the pictures. Some of Amanda’s pictures are a dumpster fire, but we are working on that. I am not sorry for the humor, though. My wife is hilarious!
Not much left to write about these days is there?