“resident” of. Rarotonga
atid took. k exception to. almost

anyplace’ AL haven't
myself. It’s .pure: “pleasure
when people agree with‘ME!

“Anyway, I decided, and
printed that I'd leave the

whole debate to’my friend, . g

Chester Dobson, currently
living in Rarotonga.

Then, I forgot about the
whole thing as‘I went about

the daily business of finding»

facts on other destinations.
The. things you put off

‘meet ‘with a reply ‘from
lady: ‘who considered herself

_—until-tomorrew- always come
back to haunt. Saturday, a
well-remembered. voice on

the phone’reminded: me of |

Chester; Dobson: ‘Who else?
In Vancouver on business,
he “would love to -come to
dinner” and Sunday we

enjoyed Chéster’s Conipany

for the day. I told him about
the columns and he had a
funny look on his face.

“Yes. I expected'a Igtter.”
WHAT?

“I received three copies of
the column by. mail:: Two
from Canada and one: “from

the (delected) . -but -he. does !

have the best hotel in Raro.”

NEXT: The Little
“Polytiesian
AND: (These are two
Canadian hangouts)

The Beach Hotel (for-
merly owned by a man I

500
ISLANDS AS TOLD BY ME.
BY.A:FRIEND I TRUST.

QUESTION: arate had of

ANSW ER: :

Neither:. Want. to know the
facts?”

1 did a switch from dinner
hostess to inquiring reporter
faster than I could fill up his
glass and fired quéstions.
WHERE: SHOULD YOU

SHOULD YOU PAY?

- All these Suggestions are 7
about ‘the same price ($28
per couple per day, local
dollar). The local dollar is
about 85¢ to ours today.
FIRST CHOICE:

Jeff Porter runs the
PUAKURA REEF LODGE
in a little village just outside
of town. On the each with
full kitchen units, it's
Chester's first recom-
mendation. “I shouldn't even,

4 oo

love our

(Chester).
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mentioned before. Steve
Kavanah, recently
deceased).
-. The Edgewater.
~AVOID:"The ‘Hotel.
; _-Rarotongan ; Expensive and
-,, not well-run. but: ‘currently: a”

“’. tourist trap.:The food is: good —

at ‘the weekly: “Island din-
ners” on Saturday. nights. but.
stay someplace. else. -

It is interesting” that the

“best places ‘to. stay_in. the

Cook Islands: have kitchens.
“since ‘a. good
number of the tourists are
dollar-consious New
Zealanders and Australians,
the proper way to go about

living is doing your own —
meals. Is Hawaii and dif- 7
STAY AND: WHAT = . :

ferent? -
Let's” talk” about’ “food. °

_ Chester'is a man who enjoys’

good food and knows exactly:

‘where to find it.

“The best value is found at
any hotel presenting an
“Island Night”. Check
around and you'll find one
every night of the week.

These are marvellous buffet «
meals withthe main course ,

cooked in an underground
oven. Called omukia.”

I've had similar meals on
many occasions in the South

HOME FURNISHINGS |

SATURDAY Ss
11 AM-3 PM.

restaurant, Chester has two

“suggestions:

The OUTRIGGER
HIBISCUS HOUSE
In both, the dress is casual
and you can’t go. wrong
ordering the seafood. He
stresses. that. French-fried
breadfniit is better than any

_GENEVA,
(UPI) - A new pocket-sized
electronic device that flashes
ted ‘lights when'a woman is
fertile could take most of the

‘guesswork out of preventing

pregnancy by natural birth
control methods, health
officials said.

_ Fhe _product-of-six -years’-

work ‘by a Swissarchitect
.. who wanted to find: ‘a‘method

3 heading: for as

=: \Flashi ng lights

; Switzerland _ ;

in the

lid is made and: the -
MMPS the fruit’ and -

rpart of the lid.

well in the Cook Islands.
Root crops, such as
potatoes, onions and carrots
are a dead loss and imported
at high prices from New
Zealand. Potatoes are lose
onto.a dollar ; a

its

The device, .
“bioself,” should be on sale
in: the United States and
Western Europe early, next
year, ‘inventor
Desjacques said Monday.

The..cost has yet to be

determined.

“of ‘birth control acceptable” | mi

to: ‘the. {
Church; the invention has
‘the’ ‘backing of ‘the: World
Health Organization.

. “It’s too early. to pass an

. absolute judgement,” a

WHO: spokesman . Said
Monday. “But ‘we expect it
will prove very effective.”

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