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Hundertwasser's Kawakawa Toilets
After several false starts when we had to come back into the house to look for missing mobile phones, keys etc, we set off to the Bay of Islands. The weather was horrendous, high winds and howling rain, definitely not a pleasant experience (especially for Moira who was doing all the driving). Not surprisingly, we changed our plans and instead of …
Bay of Islands, New Zealand
... Bay, " Why do Aussies drink tea from a saucer?"
Aussies, " Tell us Ray."
Ray, "Cuz we got all the cups ova hea."
Boris, "Ha! Beliff me, In Australia ve heff plenty cops!"
There is a constant war between Aussies and Kiwis, most times good natured, but it has gotten a little heated at times. They do get together, however, in their dislike for Americans so much so that I found myself uncharacteristically defending an ...
Abbey Caves and The Kiwi Bus
... from town to town. This group was armed with discount drink coupons in one hand and a stuffed Ernie doll in the other... the night was off to a good start.... And then the bar turned on the Kareoke! Jen killed it of course. We got invited to the worst afterparty ever and got to start another day off with a stellar hangover.
The only pictures taken in this beautiful, scenic town ... were at the bar.
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A day on a hidden beach in Russel.
Today we took the local ferry from the dock of Paihia to a beautiful half-Island called Russel. There was a long beach full of small, pretty, round stones, so we all sat down on the beach studying these stones closely.They were so perfect and different from the ones we seen at home. Since it was so nice and warm, we decided to eat our very tasty New Zealand produced salad and fruit there. ...
You know New Zealand is hilly, right?
... we got there we were both quite dehydrated and lacking energy so a quick stop at the servo (how Aussie have I become?!) to stock up on sugar before finding somewhere to stay and more food.
Day 3. Woke up with a bit of a headcold, probably from overdoing things before I left and getting used to this new way of seeing a country. Decided to get rid of some 'non-essential’ items and posted them back to BBR HQ (Ross’ new ...
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