As I believe I mentioned last post, it was pouring yesterday, which basically belayed what we were supposed to do on that day. But our Fearless Guide Rod was able to “smoosh” it all into one day – today! We walked from the hotel over to the Waitangi Treaty Grounds. First, we visited the museum. […]
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Day 16 – Bay of Islands, Rain Rain Sun Rain…& Hail! (30 Sept 2023)
This is a “Waratah” – New South Wales, Australia’s flower. We drove past it in the van in Russell and Chris, our van driver and tour guide (originally from Scotland) told us about it. I thought it was really interesting looking! The Bay of Islands is made up of 144 islands. We are staying in […]
Day 15 – Can The Worms! (29 Sept 2023)
As you may recall, the day started for our guide, Rod, at 4:00 a.m. with notification that our flight had been cancelled. He jumped on things, however, and was able to get us on the next flight from Queenstown to Auckland. Good thing, too, since the flight after that flight went awry as well! Lynn […]