NEW ZEALAND | Saturday, 19 Oct 2013 | Photo Gallery
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The Cape Egmont Lighthouse was another highlight of our Taranki excursion. On the way, we stopped along the coast to enjoy the waves (we could watch them endlessly) and "driving into the ocean." The east/west road we took to the coast was arrow straight ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Friday, 18 Oct 2013 | Photo Gallery
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Our next foray out from the Taupo house was again to the west coast of the North Island. We planned to spend two full days near New Plymouth, which necessitated a 3-night stay in Stratford (just south of New Plymouth). Stratford is an interesting town, ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Sunday, 13 Oct 2013 | Photo Gallery
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We wanted to get out of Taupo house after more than a week of rainy weather and computer work. We drove over to the west coast of the North Island to Wanganui ... or Whanganui as both spellings (and pronunciations) are acceptable. The Maori pronounce ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Saturday, 5 Oct 2013 | Photo Gallery
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We began exploring the town of Taupo (beyond the grocery store, butcher and bakery, that is) and started with the town's museum. An imposing sculpture (Taupo Heartland) greets visitors as they come near the museum. There are two major Maori exhibits ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Wednesday, 2 Oct 2013 | Photo Gallery
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Oh, yeah! This is one place we were really looking forward to seeing again! When we were visiting NZ in 2005, it was after all the Lord of the Rings (LOTR) movies and it was still a big NZ tourist draw. "Hobbiton" is outside of the small town of Matamata ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Tuesday, 1 Oct 2013 | Photo Gallery
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After moving from Auckland to Taupo, we were blessed with summer-like weather in New Zealand's early spring. So, we hit the road to the Tongariro National Park and the Lord of the Rings (LOTR) sites located there. We could see the three main peaks ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Friday, 20 Sep 2013 | Photo Gallery
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We rested up after our trip to the Northland and waited for the rainy weather to ease up just a bit. After searching for activities in Auckland and its surrounding areas, we decided to visit the Museum of Transport and Technology ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Saturday, 14 Sep 2013 | Photo Gallery
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After a very rainy night (with noisy thunder & lightning) in Pukenui, we took the coast road to Paihia. Paihia is in the middle of the area called the Bay of Islands. As we saw on a cruise (supposedly a dolphin cruise, but someone forgot to inform ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Tuesday, 10 Sep 2013 | Photo Gallery
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Our next trip took us to the tippy-top of New Zealand, Cape Reinga. It isn't the most northern point of New Zealand, but it's the one open to civilians. The actual northern tip belongs to the science-y types and off limits to the rest of us. Besides, ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Monday, 9 Sep 2013 | Photo Gallery
Hunting Tane Mahuta and the Four Sisters
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NEW ZEALAND | Monday, 9 Sep 2013 | Views [408]
Yeah, I know, I know. I'm not doing very well keeping this blog updated. It's at this point I should just quit promising to do better. There just may not be a "better" in me! It takes hours to go through a bazillion photos, choose the ones to go in the ... Read more >
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