The Northern Group Atolls of Pukapuka, Nassau, Manihiki, Rakahanga, Penrhyn (Tongareva) and Suwarrow are some of the most inaccessible places left on this Planet, pre- and especially post-Covid. This is the product of their distance from Rarotonga, lack of sealed Airstrips and deep harbours, the self sufficiency of their inhabitants and very low population numbers. These islands are also the ancestral home of my amazing friend Johnny Frisbie and I recognised her in the smiles and the eyes of the people of Pukapuka.
The true happiness and content of the self-sufficient, proud, healthy and hard working inhabitants of these outposts of civilization was a refreshing contrast to the doom and gloom elsewhere. What a once-in-a-lifetime experience!
