Barringtons Motor Lodge Whakatane

... So if your one of my friends/family start thinking about whether you'd be a dog sitter or can offer other advice. Do you get dog friendly rented accomadation? Do you fancy walking/running the dog with me?What sort of dog? (Has to be able to run/walk at least as far as me)<br><br>That decision made I can continue with my pre-dog responsblity holiday/time out/experience/trip thing.

... communal experience. The elders were very friendly and welcoming, and made us feel at home. We took a day trip out to Cape Kidnappers where we had a real surprise. We knew we were going to see a gannet colony, but we didn't know we'd be riding behind tractors to get out there! This struck us as rather hilarious at first, but we had fun splashing our toes in the water as we drove down the beach and we got great views along the way. The gannets are ...

Early start for the drive to Whakatane. The boat is very nice and we had a gorgeous day for the trip out to White Island. Saw a huge pod of dolphins and the captain took the boat over for a closer look so the dolphins were playing in the boat's bow wave in the amazingly clear water. Also saw a big sunfish lazing around. White Island was quite spectacular to approach, with the huge plume of smoke marking the location ...

... that wasn't there last week, more whistling jets of sulphurous steam (I think they're called 'fumeroles) and a small stream of water that is hotter than bathwater. We are shown areas of eroded ground that are layered with the evidence of dozens of eruptions, each layer being a different colour and consistency, depending on what the temperature and nature of the erupted material was at the time. The whole experience was absolutely amazing and the feeling of ...

... stood up, I had to come up with a song that we all had to sing. Oh GREAT! I was on the spot and could not think of anything. So I asked my fellow Strayers what they thought and someone suggested Bob Marley. Perfect... so we sang "No Woman No Cry" by Bob. Ha! It was actually really cool... all of us singing together, only knowing some of the words :) After the performances we got ready for bed... all of us from the bus sleeping together in the Marae. Uncle Boy had everything ...

... 20 's ochtends, dus laat maar: 1 nacht red ik het hier nog wel, ik zou het hem vanmiddag gaan vragen. Na nog meer vlas te hebben gekapt, zijn auto te hebben schoongemaakt en met de kayaks geholpen te hebben, vroeg hij of ik die middag meewilde naar de stad. Nou.... morgenochtend eigenlijk graag, ik voel me niet helemaal lekker, volgens mij wordt ik wat ziek (ahum) en dan blijf ik liever niet op de boerderij werken. Hij stemde in. Die middag wilde ik graag even van de telefoon ...

After checking out the carnage from the earthquake, which just consisted of a number of perfectly normal looking buildings with white bits of paper on the front of them saying they were dodgy, we headed out of town. The wrong way. We then headed out of town around the East Cape. It's the bit of New Zealand that's a bit behind the times. You may be thinking that's a tautology, but this part is really a bit ...

... an active volcano and hike around on it?" If you that is what you are saying I have one thing to stay in response: "Stay tuned." With that idea screwed, Whakatane served as a little R&R. I got a much needed shower, a kitchen to cook food, and a warm bed to sleep in. You begin to miss those things after not showering after hiking 36 hours ago. Overall, Whakatane had a serious charm about it and I wish I would have spent more than just one night there.

Whakatane, New Zealand - Even the old people, without a smile or a smirk, pronounce this town "****-a-tawny". You can't buy anything in New Zealand for less than $25.00. I have no idea why they have smaller denominations of currency. They should just call the smallest denomination a stack of 25. We came to the town of Whakatane on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island to go diving and to swim with dolphins. They ...

... al jaloers??).<br><br>Vrijdag heb ik de familie nogmaals gebeld om te bevestigen dat ik zaterdag komen zou. Nu zaterdag? Maar ik zou toch begin november komen??? Neej... Maar goed, na wat heen en weer gebel, kon ik gewoon komen en mocht ik in de kamer van haar dochter slapen, omdat er ook al een ander Japans meisje is.<br>Aan het einde van de middag ging ik richting de ferry, want vrijdagavond had ik een bijeenkomst van het Backpackerforum. Om de een of ...