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- Day 301
- Monday, December 7, 2020 at 3:12 PM
- ☁️ 72 °F
- Altitude: 302 ft
New ZealandWhakanekeneke Stream36°44’9” S 175°30’23” E
Driving Creek Railway and potteries
December 7, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
Such a fascinating place! A pottery artist took decades and created their own railway through their hilly land to collect clay and created an artist retreat.
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- Day 301
- Monday, December 7, 2020 at 6:18 PM
- ⛅ 72 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- New ZealandHot Water Beach36°53’10” S 175°49’23” E
Exploring the Coromandel peninsula
December 7, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Hot water beach —> where you dig into the beach during low tide to reveal hot spring water you can sit and enjoy. Taking the Whitianga ferry crossing to enjoy a beautiful beach. We also stopped by aRead more
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- Day 303
- Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 2:14 PM
- ⛅ 73 °F
- Altitude: 36 ft
- New ZealandHahei Beach36°50’10” S 175°48’9” E
A nice day in Hahei
December 9, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
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- Day 304
- Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 5:39 PM
- ☀️ 68 °F
- Altitude: 56 ft
- New ZealandWhaorei Bay36°42’21” S 175°45’58” E
Opito bay kontiki fishing
December 10, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Jason caught us dinner for a few nights. He went kontiki fishing 🎣 and caught 2 snapper and a Trevally 🐟 . We had sashimi and made fish tacos.
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- Day 305
- Friday, December 11, 2020 at 4:40 PM
- ☁️ 70 °F
- Altitude: 69 ft
- New ZealandGemstone Bay36°49’57” S 175°47’47” E
Cathedral Cove
December 11, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
We were able to snorkel 🤿 stingray bay and gemstone bay along the way too.
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- Day 307
- Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 10:35 AM
- ☀️ 64 °F
- Altitude: 30 ft
- New ZealandOteao Stream36°55’23” S 175°41’51” E
Coroglen farmers market
December 13, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
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- Day 307
- Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 2:13 PM
- ⛅ 70 °F
- Altitude: 43 ft
- New ZealandThames37°8’7” S 175°32’14” E
Thames
December 13, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
A quick stop by Thames to visit the gem and mining museum and found the most adorable train to ride.
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- Day 307
- Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 4:17 PM
- ⛅ 72 °F
- Altitude: 36 ft
- New ZealandNgatea37°18’4” S 175°27’5” E
Picking Blueberries
December 13, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
On our road trip to Auckland we decided to stop by and pick our own blueberries 🫐... Elena picked the most 😉
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- Day 309
- Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 3:15 PM
- ☀️ 73 °F
- Altitude: 240 ft
- New ZealandEden Terrace36°52’19” S 174°45’9” E
Out and about in Auckland
December 15, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
Some delicious Sichuan Chinese food, Christmas 🎄 festivities at the MOTAC, delicious food at the French farmers market, Auckland Orchestra playing along with Home Alone and a NY style deli. AndRead more
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- Day 312
- Friday, December 18, 2020 at 5:57 PM
- ☀️ 70 °F
- Altitude: 154 ft
- New ZealandBig King36°53’38” S 174°44’43” E
Cazador
December 18, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Delicious food made from the wild game of New Zealand.
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- Day 316
- Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at 10:03 AM
- ☁️ 68 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- New ZealandTaylor Island35°16’36” S 174°5’52” E
Sailing the Bay of Islands
December 22, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
We chartered a ride on “She’s a Lady” for a gorgeous day around the islands. Caught some fish, kayaked and enjoyed the sunshine ☀️
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- Day 319
- Friday, December 25, 2020 at 7:07 AM
- ⛅ 61 °F
- Altitude: 180 ft
- New ZealandOkuia Point35°13’25” S 174°14’2” E
Xmas on Urupukapuka
December 25, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
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- Day 322
- Monday, December 28, 2020 at 1:25 PM
- ☀️ 66 °F
- Altitude: 7 ft
- New ZealandRangitapu Point35°33’49” S 174°30’26” E
Matapouri Beach
December 28, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
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- Day 325
- Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 4:59 PM
- ⛅ 70 °F
- Altitude: 26 ft
- New ZealandPomare Bay35°17’21” S 174°8’4” E
NYE in the Bay of Islands
December 31, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Jason speared an octopus 🐙 and we cooked it up a la plancha style. We feasted on oysters 🦪 and champagne 🍾 with new friends and said goodbye to 2020, then welcomed in 2021 on the bay withRead more
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- Day 329
- Monday, January 4, 2021 at 2:08 PM
- ⛅ 77 °F
- Altitude: 20 ft
- New ZealandKawakawa35°22’46” S 174°4’2” E
Hundertwasser Toilets and Museum
January 4, 2021 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
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- Day 331
- Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 1:17 PM
- ⛅ 70 °F
- Altitude: 36 ft
- New ZealandMahinepua Bay34°59’50” S 173°50’36” E
Mahinepua Peninsula
January 6, 2021 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Gorgeous walk 🤩
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- Day 332
- Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 10:43 AM
- ☁️ 72 °F
- Altitude: 49 ft
- New ZealandNinety Mile Beach34°34’10” S 172°46’50” E
90 mile beach
January 7, 2021 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
Tour stop #1 by Sand safari Dune Rider Co.- Paul the driver ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
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- Day 332
- Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 11:28 AM
- ☁️ 70 °F
- Altitude: 502 ft
- New ZealandCape Reinga34°25’36” S 172°40’39” E
Te Paki Giant Dunes
January 7, 2021 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
Tour stop #2; Te Paki Giant sand dune riding was so fun!
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- Day 332
- Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 12:37 PM
- ☁️ 70 °F
- Altitude: 502 ft
- New ZealandCape Reinga34°25’36” S 172°40’39” E
Cape Reinga
January 7, 2021 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
Tour stop #3, Cape Reinga. We put our toes in the Tasman Sea and the Pacific Ocean 🌊 within a couple of hours.
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- Day 333
- Friday, January 8, 2021 at 5:12 PM
- ⛅ 68 °F
- Altitude: 98 ft
- New ZealandParipari Stream35°10’42” S 173°8’5” E
Ahipara
January 8, 2021 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
Stayed at the lovely Endless Summer lodge and enjoyed walking the peninsula around the surf break
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- Day 339
- Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 12:38 PM
- ☀️ 70 °F
- Altitude: 1,056 ft
- New ZealandWairau River35°36’4” S 173°31’38” E
Tane Mahuta - NZ’s largest Tree
January 14, 2021 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
We saw a few of the biggest Kauri trees 🌳 in NZ. They have shallow roots so they have been trying to protect them by building platforms around them for viewing. They are also sensitive to pestsRead more
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- Day 339
- Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 8:16 PM
- ⛅ 68 °F
- Altitude: 115 ft
- New ZealandHokianga Harbour35°32’14” S 173°22’14” E
Sunset in Hokianga
January 14, 2021 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
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- Day 340
- Friday, January 15, 2021 at 4:06 PM
- ☀️ 75 °F
- Altitude: 75 ft
- New ZealandPukewhao35°22’34” S 173°35’59” E
Wairere Boulders
January 15, 2021 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
A gorgeous Boulder hike with fun “animals” to find along with Fairy 🧚 houses
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- Day 341
- Saturday, January 16, 2021 at 1:23 PM
- ⛅ 72 °F
- Altitude: 794 ft
- New ZealandMangatu35°43’19” S 173°38’57” E
Trounson Kauri Park
January 16, 2021 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
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- Day 341
- Saturday, January 16, 2021 at 2:51 PM
- ⛅ 73 °F
- Altitude: 217 ft
- New ZealandTaharoa Lake35°48’35” S 173°39’44” E
A swim at Kai Iwi Lakes
January 16, 2021 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
A beautiful clear blue lake! It was a nice refreshing swim to stop at during our road trip.
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