Tauranga, New Zealand

Docked today in Tauranga. Time for hiking Mount Maunganui. Scenery was beautiful. Susan hiked the base route, and Morris went over the top. We met up at the most qauint beach side of town for morning coffee.

Norfolk Pines that line the beach walkways are stunning. Words can not describe how comfortable we both felt here. After our walk to downtown, we headed back to the beach for a swim.

Gotta say that we had the most relaxing afternoon, and sand was sooooo fine. The slope into the ocean was so gradual that it felt like you could walk out forever and still stand up. With water so clear, you could see the sting rays swimming by, and it seemed that the water was not as salty as in Calif. We will definitely be back this way again!Read more