We were on our next leg in our New Zealand Road Trip and headed from Taupo to the wine region of Hawkes Bay. On our first day in town we took a bird watching walk in the local estuary that didn’t go so well. It is probably best if Meg tells her story, so she…
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New Zealand North Island Road Trip Part 1
We are taking a bit of at departure from our normal traveling rhythm. Our objective in our FIRST trip to New Zealand is to see as much of the country as we can in just a few weeks. New Zealand is one of those countries that you really need to rent a car to see…
Auckland, New Zealand
We made it to our 51st country and just spent 5 days in the biggest city – Auckland, New Zealand. Auckland is a big city of 1.5 million people but it doesn’t really feel that big. We stayed at the Crown Plaza downtown and and the “big” city never felt that busy. The whole country…
Mo’orea, French Polynesia
First of all… where are we? Mo’orea is a small island, (about the size of Orcas Island in Washington State) and has about 16,000 inhabitants. It was a 1 hour ferry ride from the main island of Tahiti. This may be the most beautiful island we have ever been to. It has a reef that…
Starting 2026 in Tahiti
Yep, we spent New Years Eve at the Seatac Airport before our redeye flight to French Polynesia. After little sleep we arrived in the town of Papeete on the island of Tahiti. Most people don’t stay too long on this island before heading off to the more scenic islands like Bora Bora or Mo’orea. But,…