Rainbow Falls Lodge Kerikeri

... war ich dann noch putzen - leid** nur fu** 2 Stunden, dafu** konnte ich an dem Tag dann zusammen mit den Kueken auf dem Campingplatz faulenzen.

Am Freitag, 6.11., war Basti u. a. Rasen maehen mit Hilfe eines "Rasenautos" bei einem Farm** namens Rog**. Er und seine Frau Carolin (eine nette Englaend**in aus Bath) haben uns dann auch glatt abends zu ihr** Party eingeladen.
Gefei**t wurde "Guy Fawkes", d** 1606 ein Attentat auf den englischen Koenig v ...

... oder anderst gesagt sie wurden einach schwach!! Anschliessend fuhren wir auf eine der Inseln, von der wir fantastische Aussicht hatten. Dann wurde es almaehlich dunkel und wir brachen auf Zurueck. Auf dem Weg zurueck brach dann eine gewaltige Wasserschlacht aus. Also ums kurz zu sagen: In einem der Boote waren 2 Frauen, die normalerweise als Captian bei der US Armee im Irak stationiert sind ...

... answer until we post the next entry to give people more time. This week's phrase is: Slip Slap Slop A) to get really drunk (aka at your bachelor party) B) to put on sunscreen C) the intimidating posturing that competing rugby teams perform before a game Next entry: Rotorua, in the North Island's Bay of Plenty -- a Maori cultural and geo-thermal hotspot PS: John hasn't had a chance to download his photos from Keri Keri so be sure to check back later for more pics!

... north. Things went fairly smoothly, depsite a few hairy moment trying to turn around on a 40 degree driveway after realising there was no way we'd fit under the Mitchells' car-port and, before long, we were on the motorway crossing the Harbour Bridge headed for Northland and the Bay of Islands. Unfortunately, it soon became clear that the luxury of being able to stand up in the van came at the price of being a big target for the wind, with ...

... pictures of them all because it's hard to walk up to a bird and ask to take it's picture. Around lunch time we stoped neer a little inlet to eat lunch. It was so beautiful, the sky was bright blue with clouds made out of light and the water was calm and the beach was inviting. Needless to say we didn't go down to the beach, only ate at a pichnac table and crossed the road to use the ...

... remembered that I met a guy back home who owned an olive grove somewhere in New Zealand, so I decided to look for his business card...and whaddya know. He flippin lives in Kerikeri. So De and I went up there a couple days and picked some. It's not glamorous work but it got some cash going. I hated the steep hills. UGH! So today is Sunday and I start my job on Tuesday!!! I hope I meet some sweet kiwi's!

... to stay out from in front of other spearguns. Hard to hold your breath with holes in your lungs. Turns out Red Moki are not exactly the sportiest of sportfish, and most people leave them because they are so dumb but hey, I had to cut my teeth on something in New Zealand. We soon were back in the boat zipping along to the Nine Pin. A massive steep walled island makes up the center of the formation. We pulled up fairly close but the swell was smashing across a reef ...

We are really enjoying out time in the Bay of Islands and we are delighted with our accommodation in Kerikeri, Our accommodation is very compact ,clean and private. Our host Graeme is very welcoming and helpful. Groceries are the first order of business and we set off on foot to explore the neighbourhood and to find groceries. We probably should have brought the car as we get very carried away at the grocery store. We buy enough ...

... some lovely soft grass and when i got over a little hill my heart stopped and the biggest smile ever came across my face. I had the end of the world in front of me, nothing but ocean as far as the eye could see and then 7km of golden sand around me, with not one person on it apart from me. So I kicked off my flip flops and ran in to the sea and splashed around like a kid and took lots of photos and decided that this was the best thing about New ...

15.26 - So far all I can say is that it was a mistake to come to Kerikeri! I was told that this was where they filmed The Piano but now that I am here, it turns out that it's not! The thing is, I had to walk about 2 miles in search of the beach only to be told that I had got the wrong place! On the other had, Kerikeri is quite a nice place but very boring. I think the worst ...