Next morning was our session with the Cook Island so it was an early rise. The hotel put on a buffet breakfast, which was lovely, and we collected our hire car for the drive to the Met Service. It was located by the airport runway so the drive was only a few minutes. And it was at this point that I got to see the wonder of Rarotonga. A small circular island rising from the sea up to a high peak right in the centre. It was certainly a lovely site.
The first day of work went well. I was expecting to be a wreck after only a few hours of sleep but I managed to power through. The met service was so close to the airport that the noise from the departing and arriving planes stopped us quite frequently. Can’t imagine working there under those conditions (I guess that’s the job of the meteorologist).
