Thank you for this beautiful retelling of my Grandfather's story. My father was the only child Tom had to my Cook Island Grandmother, she was from Atiu Ariki family. The only time I ever saw Tom was on his death bed. My father, although he wanted nothing to do with Tom, because Tom adopted him out to his friend in New zealand, did eventually go and see Tom in Suvarow. My Father returned to Rarotonga from New Zealand as soon as he was able (he was 19) and married a Cook Island princess from Mauke (Ariki Tararo). My father passed 'lost at sea' 2 years before Tom. Tom requested to see us, his grandchildren (5), just before he died. I was five at the time, but the memory has never faded. Mother said Dad went to see Tom to make peace with him, but he never spoke of Tom after that visit, but mum did say, Tom was proud of his son.

Good for you, your doing what myself & most people just fantasize about doing!

I enjoyed every single glorious second of this beautiful and people free place. I hope it is well protected from humans. Thank you for your sharing with us.

I spent eight years on pacific Islands before my health problem took me back. And that was about 30 years ago so I enjoy watching you tube video's on this subject. I brought home a wife and our two children. It is fun if one is healthy enough.

Every person should do this once in there lifes.

pre-youtube era vlog. This is gold. :)

Looks like you had a great adventure mate. Inspiring to others to get out there and just do it and live the adventure.

Don't apologize! You did far more than most with high quality. And on a remote Island no doubt. Great Job!! Very calm and comforting video might I add.

Peaceful place 🌻👍🏻❤️

Oh wow, Primerose my favorite place where we stayed for the weekends...We just build a camp and did some fishing torturing crayfish and enjoying the beautiful white sand....thanks to our ancestors for giving us this Paradise :-)

Beautiful! I actually love the picture quality. It adds a nostalgic mood to the video. Happy holidays to you! Hope you are safe and well.

Sitting Here In SantaCruz California During The Epidemic This Video I REALLY CANT BELIEVE I Just Came Across It 🙏 SUCH A AMAZING PLACE , PEOPLE , JOURNEY 🙏 THANK YOU FOR TAKING ME OUT OF REALITY FOR A BIT 👍 Makasih Bunyak And I Hope Your Doing Well ..

Great video. Should have 20 million views😁

great footage again, it's good seeing a brit climbing a coconut tree making it look natural. : )

Love all the background music, lm a Deep Forest fan myself

Love this, how fortunate to meet such beautiful locals and have such a blessed experience, thanks for sharing!

Living in a deserted island under your own terms...check! Well done mate!

Nice place, nice adventure and nice music too ! Thanks for sharing ....

Wow, what an adventure! Getting blue lagoon vibes 😉

It looks fabulous love the colour of the sand and sea , palm trees , just my cup of tea ☺️

Hi , Started watching one of your films and ended up watching them all; brilliant and inspiring! You always thank those who welcomed you on your travels, well, thanks so much for taking the time to document what you get up to for others to see and experience. Subscribed. Cheers Wayne

So inspiring, thank you!

What a great adventure! Thank you for sharing!

Beautiful film, beautiful adventure. Thank you!

Beautiful film, Jon - thank you very much!

This touches me deeply. Thank you

This was beautiful. Thank you.

I don’t know why but every time I watch this, it almost brings me to tears. It touches the deepest parts of me. What a beautiful video.

What's lovely experience.... Thank you for sharing...I wish I could live there for the rest of my life

I really enjoyed this. Thank you.

That was fantastic. What an amazing memory you now have. I enjoyed the video very much.

Wow, I'm speechless. That was beautiful. Perfect footage

Such an amazing short film.

What a beautiful life, I want to live there for a few months ❤️

Great video Jon really gave a good insight into life alone on a pacific island. Can you believe it was almost 20 years ago??. Hope your still living life to the full, good onya.

The idea of spending a month on an island by yourself sounds awesome. The reality of having to shit in the woods, then rinse in sea water, having to make a fire before every hot meal, sleeping on a cushy bed of grass no sheets or blankets, those natural desires of most men having to rely on fantasies and rosy are just a few reasons a week max on the island would probably be enough, never mind that at some point we all have to face the realities if life in the real world. Ive learned to create my own "island", when i need to get away. In my room and warm bed I close the door, off goes the phone. A good book can take me far away where dreams fill me with wonder. And when Im ready, I open the front door where a world awaits me on the other side.

Pilgrim's progress....You're a lucky man.🌐☮

Your a very lucky guy being able to do that! Thanks for sharing your vid.

I love the Cook Islands. Wonderful people, beautiful islands. I've got to get back there soon!

Hi Jon. Great little film! My girlfriend bought me a postie bike and that's how I came to this. Cheers, Pat.

bloody brilliant! such an adventure!

Wonderful experience and adventure, great to be able to watch it along with Goole Earth, thanks for sharing.

Wow what an adventure. Nice to see that as per your other videos , this wasn't merely a one of adventure, but that you have kept doing similar adventures in your life. Am really excited to find this channel. Greetings from sunny Perth, Western Australia 😊

Simply.... damn fine production.

That was Awesome

wow that is incredible! what an adventure!!

Excellent video. What a great experience. I enjoy some time alone, in beautiful places as well. Thanks for sharing!

Very enjoyable, thank you

Amazing journey' i almost felt like i was right there with you ' i guess i need to go there and unwind ' and reflect' get grounded and healing . thank you for sharing your journey'

That is awesome! Would love to be able to do something like that! Thanks for documenting and sharing!

This was awesome mate! Thanks for sharing it with us.

Love it. Well done!

What a dream!

this was so good ill never forget it, u seem like a real cool guy

Kia orana Jon! You've got loads of Ace adventures up your sleeve. Thank you

Epic mate.

Awesome mate! incredeable experience....

Very cool. Nice music also. Thanks for sharing 😘

Having started to research LEJOG and JOGLE I discovered your videos. You are the epitome of adventurer. Just “wow” is all I can say.

Cool video and loved your music choices, too. I’ve been to the Cook Islands and loved the rare feeling of remoteness one get there.

I'm really glad I stopped here to watch this! A big thumbs up from me!

Wow amazing, fantastic trip Jon, brilliant footage...............!

Awesome film and adventure. Well done lad.

How peaceful. I used to be that tan when. I was young. I miss that. He has a glorious tan. What a happy, simple way of life. Bravo!

I live in Culebra, tiny island living is the best. But, a month alone in Culebrita would be heaven on earth. Love your video and life! Blessings for more!

I loved watching every second of that amazing little film that took me many miles away from this miserable country and the people running it! Thanks for sharing that with us, God Bless You and Yours

another amazing adventure

Hi Jon, awesome video, been a very long time since this was filmed, hope everything is going well. Cheers. Alex.

Another great adventure, Jon. Not sure how much of this was serendipity, and how much was engineered by you. I think you're being very modest and you've, probably, made your own 'luck'. Only one more of your videos to watch now, so you'd better get a shake on and get out there again! Anyway, you've renewed my enthusiasm to have an adventure of my own. I would have done this year, but then COVID got in the bloody way and ruined my plans. Hopefully we can all travel again next year.

Wonderful video.

Great adventure! From Russia with love )

Nice work on the audio. Really getting the perception of sounds coming from different places even on my laptop speakers.

Lovely Thank you.

THIS IS AWESOME ...carry on.

You've been living a dream :)

Good work, sir!

Still one of the best videos on KZfaq.

The sunset was beautiful

Awesome!

Awesome brother! Its a dream to live some of my days alone in an island in the south Pacific. God bless!

With c19 plaguing the world this has to be the best escape ever!

Good amateur edit and amazing adventure! Well done sir! Envious. Lived in Jamaica for few months. Im from north east Ohio so it was a radically different and wonderful experience. Want to do something similar to this video next. This actual video just gave me my last push of motivation. P.s. when husking coconut is was thinking "slip, stab, heavy bleeding and no rescue lol. Glad your safe and again great video

Brilliant

Wow...thanks for the beautiful relaxing video..... great job and I too hope u get to go bk...From OKLAHOMA USA

Marvellous again - how on earth did you find that place all of those years ago and I wonder what has changed there since.

Awesome Jon, sending you our love. Can you put up your video of the hunghi sometime xx Stella and Nick xxxx

I love pre-youtube videos.

what an adventure! Hope you are doing ok. I also watched you trail in jordan. God Bless you. Hope you will also come to Philippines

Modest mouse was an Auspicious way to start. 👍🏾

Lucky man right there . I would have never left .

Did you run into Gilligan or any of the others?

you sound like a Norfolk/Suffolk bloke... is that right? Loved the film... was a really enjoyable watch. It must be amazing to just get away from everything and live in your own bubble for a bit.

The closest I got to this was several days on Comoties Island in Ormoc Bay Leyte Philippines with my first wife. You had a Superb time and it shows in your film. My next adventure was to do bits of China with Lily from deepest Sichuan. Girl from the mountains as she describes herself. Met my Cousins future wife in the same home town. Did 3 months there in 2017. Even got to stand in Tibet for an hour, another bit of the Yangsei conquered. D & L.

What a watch, what an experience! Have you ever been back to palmerston since this time?

Since u enjoyed solitude on that island, good for u. U should continue living that way, .. dont come back.

what song do you got in there at 4:30? sounds really interesting. thanks for the video btw, enjoyed it

Nice

Kia orana

what a lucky guy

fantastic video i envy you