Bay of Islands

Today we fell in love with a place we had never heard of. The Bay of Islands is in the north of the northern island of New Zealand. We tendered ashore in the morning to a lovely little village called Waitangi, and took a bus through some of the loveliest green hills we have ever seen. Our destination was a cave owned by a Maori family, where glow worms shine like blue stars on the roof of a subterranean cavern. In the afternoon we strolled through the precious little town of Russell. It’s 19th century buildings are intact, and the people welcomed us as though we were family. We ended the day in the small railroad town of Kawa Kawa. A famous modern architect, Friedensreich Hundterwasswer, left his home in Europe and spent his final years in the small town. As a final gift he designed a fantastic public restroom reminiscent of the work of Antoni Gaudi.Read more