New Zealand, Oceania
Day 13 – Rotorua
A hub of geothermic activity, Rotorua is one of the few places on earth where the earth’s crust is only 4…
April 24, 2014-
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New Zealand, OceaniaDay 12 – Hobbiton
WELCOME TO MIDDLE EARTH. With a 3 hour drive ahead of us to Rotorua, we decided on a whim…
April 23, 2014 -
New Zealand, OceaniaDay 11 – Coromandel Peninsula II
This morning we experienced something unique. We toured a potter’s personal paradise in the mountains. Barry Brickell quit teaching…
April 22, 2014 -
New Zealand, OceaniaDay 10 – Coromandel Peninsula
We drove all morning through mountainous terrain to access the Coromandel Peninsula from Auckland, but the destination was well…
April 21, 2014 -
New Zealand, OceaniaDay 9 – Northland – Kauri Coast
Today, we left Pahia and traveled west to the Tasman Sea. It rained most of the day, so we…
April 20, 2014 -
New Zealand, OceaniaDay 8 – Bay of Islands
Welcome to Pahia, Bay of Islands. The Bay of Islands is an uncongested paradise, where a multitude of islands…
April 19, 2014 -
New Zealand, OceaniaDay 7 – The Northland – Bay of Islands
Today we rented our car, acclimated ourselves to driving on the left-hand side of the road (easy to do here as…
April 18, 2014 -
New Zealand, OceaniaDay 6 – Auckland, New Zealand
Greetings from Auckland, New Zealand, on the heels of Cyclone Ian–the one that devastated the Solomon Islands. We made…
April 17, 2014