A guide to Rarotonga and the Cook Islands
15 May, 2021 06:00 PM
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Ponu the legendary sea turtle in Ava avaroa Passage, Rarotonga. Photo / Charlotte Piho
NZ Herald
By: Jonathan Milne
The day miracle turtle Ponu returned to Rarotonga lagoon, Jonathan Milne and his family were fortunate enough to swim with her. There is a childlike excitement in freediver Charlotte Piho s voice as her head breaks the surface of the lagoon. It s Ponu, she s back!
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Ponu swam out into the ocean – and we all wondered if she d ever be seen again. I always hoped and thought she would come back into the passage, Piho says.