United StatesCaliforniaSan DiegoGreen Valley Mobile Estates33°3’26” N 117°16’10” W
December 1, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Flight out
New ZealandAucklandOrakeiPurewa Creek36°51’30” S 174°48’47” E
December 3, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Rotorua was an experience. Lets just say we saw the good of it. A drive was suggested to Lake Rotoiti was pretty. Susie and I stopped many places.
The 3rd Picture is of Lake Rotoiti. Read more
New ZealandNorthlandFar North DistrictPaihiaToretore Island35°17’26” S 174°6’57” E
December 6, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
An Afternoon in Russell. Ferry ride $12 NZ ($8 USD) RT. Lovely meal at historic Duke of Marlborough Hotel. Cruise ship was suppose to drop off 3,000 people BUT turned around and left becauseRead more
New ZealandNorthlandFar North DistrictPaihiaTaylor Island35°16’51” S 174°5’34” E
December 7, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
I Made it to Paihia. Reminds me of being in Virgin Islands... Spent the day walking the town and going on a 4 hour boat ride to Hole in the Wall. Met a young man recently graduated from a CanadianRead more
New ZealandNorthlandFar North DistrictHiriki34°26’27” S 172°41’22” E
December 9, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
A magical journey through vast and different landscapes to the top of New Zealand's North Island.
Today I did a full day tour which began in Paihia to the Cape. I had Panoramic views of the lightRead more
New ZealandNorthlandWhangareiKioreroaAwaroa Creek35°42’37” S 174°21’20” E
December 10, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Lodging for the night and Wild life
New ZealandNorthlandKaipara DistrictMatakoheTe Mateotetawa Creek36°7’49” S 174°11’7” E
December 11, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
Explored the history of the Kairi, the 1840 settlers and hard workers that shaped New Zealand.
This song kept playing through my head....
https://youtu.be/yMVzA4xoS-c
New ZealandNorthlandKaipara DistrictMangawhareMaungatawhiri Creek35°57’46” S 173°52’55” E
December 13, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Land of the Dairy Cows
Fun couple of days on the farm. Helped out a bit with house rearranging. Rested and yelled at the sheep that were eating Susie's fruit tree branches. Swam in Pool andRead more
New ZealandWaikatoThames-Coromandel DistrictThames NorthKuranui37°7’18” S 175°31’32” E
December 14, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
A day of driving thru Bush, back roads and little harbors.
New ZealandAucklandOrakeiPurewa Creek36°51’31” S 174°48’47” E
December 14, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Thames was named after the town in England. It saw a Gold rush when 10,000 people sought their fortune in the late 1800's. Then went bust. According to my tour guides nothing here has changed in 50Read more
