Yeni ZelandaAucklandDevonportDuders Beach36°49’49” S 174°47’45” E 25 Şubat, Yeni Zelanda ⋅ 🌧 23 °C
Today was our first overcast/rainy day in New Zealand. And calling it rainy is really exaggerating, more like drizzle. We had planned to take the ferry to Devonport, a quaint Victorian village about aOkumaya devam et
Yeni ZelandaNorthlandFar North DistrictKerikeriMission House35°13’3” S 173°57’45” E
23 Şubat, Yeni Zelanda ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
It’s the last day of our cruise and we took our first and only Oceania excursion today. Bay of Islands is a tender port so we grabbed a tender with our group just after 9 o’clock and boarded aOkumaya devam et
Yeni ZelandaNorthlandWhangareiTikipungaParanui Falls35°41’6” S 174°20’10” E 22 Şubat, Yeni Zelanda ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
No formal plans today so we intended to get on the ship’s shuttle to Whangarei which is about 30 minutes away. As luck would have it, the shuttle was just about to leave so we managed to hop on.Okumaya devam et
Yeni ZelandaBay of PlentyRotorua DistrictFenton ParkNew Geyser38°9’26” S 176°16’25” E 21 Şubat, Yeni Zelanda ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
We arrived in Tauranga this morning and went to find the tour we’d booked privately. It was a group of 11 with a couple from Baltimore and the remaining passengers from Australia. Our driver/guideOkumaya devam et
Amerika Birleşik DevletleriFloridaMiami-Dade CountyAlamedaLake Mahar25°46’51” N 80°17’43” W
20 Şubat, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
We were to have visited Gisborne today but the Captain announced during breakfast that, because it is a tender port, it would be unsafe to do so today. He explained that six foot waves were expectedOkumaya devam et
Hey Kadi and Brad! I just took some time to scroll thru your amazing trip. What a blast you’re having. And so beautifully documented. I so appreciate your pics and commentary. Thanks for sharing. [Mary Ann Prychoda]
Yeni ZelandaWellington41°16’55” S 174°46’34” E 19 Şubat, Yeni Zelanda ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
We arrived early this morning to Wellington and didn’t really have set plans until the afternoon. We took the shuttle into the city and walked around downtown and around the waterfront and went toOkumaya devam et
Yeni ZelandaMarlboroughMarlborough DistrictRapauraStoreys Creek41°28’54” S 173°51’18” E 18 Şubat, Yeni Zelanda ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
We made our own arrangements today. We had prearranged transportation to wine country and had a reservation at a winery for lunch. Before we got in our van, we had time to explore the town of Picton,Okumaya devam et
Yeni ZelandaCanterburyChristchurchCathedral Square43°31’59” S 172°37’60” E 17 Şubat, Yeni Zelanda ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
This morning we arrived in Lyttelton, the port for Christchurch, New Zealand. It was a surprise to look out our window and see a sister ship, the Insignia, in port as well. It’s the ship we sailedOkumaya devam et
Two to Travel Glad to hear things are coming along. When we were there in 2015, they were still debating whether to tear down the cathedral or restore it. Happy they have chosen the latter option.
Yeni ZelandaOtagoDunedin CityOtakouTe Akatapu45°47’48” S 170°43’50” E 16 Şubat, Yeni Zelanda ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Months ago when we were planning this trip, we discovered that New Zealand has a rare type of penguin, called the yellow-eyed penguin. I was determined to visit some. Up the peninsula from Dunedin,Okumaya devam et
Yeni ZelandaOtagoDunedin CityNorth East ValleyOpoho Creek45°51’2” S 170°32’9” E 16 Şubat, Yeni Zelanda ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
We arrived in Dunedin this morning and had not booked a formal excursion. We had a couple of things we really wanted to do: first, to go visit the yellow-eyed penguins and second, to go to theOkumaya devam et
Gezgin Those portraits are very interesting
Gezgin
I found it interesting that the Māori also had female chiefs
Gezgin Yes!