New ZealandKent Passage35°12’33” S 174°4’50” E 24 Februari, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
A breakfast with sunrise at our campsite in Paihia. It was a stunning day for our Bay of Islands boat cruise. This included a trip out to the Hole in the Rock island, sight of two bottle nosedBaca lagi
New ZealandWestern Heights36°52’28” S 174°36’37” E
25–27 Feb, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
The toilets of Kawakawa. Something (but I'm not sure what) to behold. We travelled to Auckland down the west coast in one long morning. Finally, and for half an hour, we caught up with Laurie and Ava.Baca lagi
TaiwanLonghu Ta22°40’50” N 120°17’32” E
28 Feb–2 Mac, Taiwan ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
A long day of travel brought us to Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan to visit David, Rena, and Rena's parents, Eugene and Maria. On Saturday, Eugene very kindly drove us to a Buddhist temple on theBaca lagi
TaiwanZhongxiqu22°59’27” N 120°11’51” E
2–8 Mac, Taiwan ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Maria and Eugene took us all to visit Tainan, the city where Rena was born. The Dutch East India Company built a fort here in the 1630s. More recently, it became a school. The cinema is a very old oneBaca lagi
TaiwanYuanshan Wan21°56’43” N 120°47’56” E
3 Mac, Taiwan ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Maria drove us down the southwest coast. After a lunch stop, we visited a cocoa farm. We had a very interesting demonstration of cocoa production, expertly interpreted by Rena. Taiwan produces veryBaca lagi
TaiwanSan-hsien-t’ai Island23°7’23” N 121°24’40” E
4 Mac, Taiwan ⋅ 🌧 25 °C
An early start past what looked like the setting of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' and into Kening National Park with botanical and geological interest. (Volcanic and limestone) There were greatBaca lagi
TaiwanQingjue Si22°41’32” N 121°0’24” E 5 Mac, Taiwan ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
A day of many experiences. New landscapes, much laughter, learning and relaxation. After a cup of coffee among the "straw" animals ( amonsgst which I found my Penguin!), we moved on and picked up ourBaca lagi
TaiwanTaibei Zhan25°2’46” N 121°30’58” E
6 Mac, Taiwan ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
We left the peace and serenity of the Royal Spa Hotel. The Museum of Pre History at Taitung informed and entertained us before our journey back to Kaohsiung. We had a tasty and entertaining sushi mealBaca lagi
TaiwanT’ai-pei Station25°2’58” N 121°31’5” E
7 Mac, Taiwan ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Our final day in Taiwan, in the capital Taipei. It was great to share the time with Maria. We took the MTR and bus to the Palace Museum. It contains many Chinese treasures, There were loads ofBaca lagi
Pengembara
Oh wow that looks amazing
PengembaraNot bad!
PengembaraBeautiful!