Pawhaoa Bay Lodge
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Enroute to Feb. 14 to 16, 2012
... Showband, Poem contest winners and the actual renewal ceremony. All of this was held on the open pool deck.
We then went to look at some of the displays for Valentine's Day throughout the ship and ended up having coffee with the Captain. Following, Rick went to choir and Chris did some shopping, where she purchased a new watch for Rick. Rick got Chris a new ring. The ...
Bay of Islands
... been “The Island” from Lost with all the strangely shaped derelict buildings
knocking about. A massive bee landed on Andrew’s eye so he screamed and ran like
a little girl. Once we were back on the boat we had some lunch (which had been
freshly prepared on board) and started to have a leisurely sail around the
islands. Unsurprisingly, we both fell asleep at the prow of the boat… it is a
hard life sailing around in the sunshine. We had ...
Pictures Waitangi Treaty Grounds
I start the beautiful sunny morning with a nice breakfast on the Mousetrap veranda with a beautiful view through the tropical plants over the Bay of Islands. Today I will try to get a better understanding of the beginnings of the state New Zealand, learn about the Maori tribes and their relation to the European settlers. As Dominic goes on a longer hike, I have more than 4 hours to explore the Waitangi Treaty Grounds. It starts with a video about ...
This isn't Australia..
... we'll say it anyway. Cities weren't what we came to NZ to see. Much of Auckland was therefore spent stocking up on any items we may have lost/torn/broken during Aus, and sorting out all manner of bureaucratic **** to do with our working visas. Suffering from Post-Melbourne Trauma (PMT, mature) we praised the gods that beer was once more cheap (ish) and were able to forget our days of dealing with banks and government officials. Where Martin ended up ...
Paihia - I perched at the Parrot
... dem deutschsprachigen Tisch und hab mich von dem anstrengenden Tag erholt (Schnorcheln!). Als ich mich dann am zweiten Abend an den englischsprachigen Tisch gesetzt habe, war es endgültig vorbei – ich bin hier gefangen. Aber der Reihe nach.
Samstag habe ich das Örtchen Paihia und das benachbarte Waitangi erkundet. Direkt am Meer, Strand, Sicht auf kleine Inseln und gutes Wetter – ein Traum! Da mein letzter ...
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