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Sunday, December 31st, 2006

Here’s an interesting fact about New Zealand. In place names, they pronounce the letters “wh” with an “f” sound. This gets a little dicey when places have names like Whakapapa or Whakaari and I couldn’t help blushing when I tried to pronounce them like a local. None of the Kiwis thought it was weird though, so we just had to get used to it. [read on]

New Zealand – The Far North

Sunday, December 31st, 2006

Oct 15 – 17

So we had finally left the South Pacific behind and it was time for some adventure in New Zealand. Thank goodness we had already gotten our fill of sunshine and warm temperatures, because we certainly weren’t visiting New Zealand for the weather. Our plane landed in Auckland in a grey drizzle that continued off and on for most our visit to New Zealand. We had allocated three weeks to see both the North and South islands so it was going to be a challenge to fit it all in. After landing in Auckland we quickly found a cheap rental car with only 275,000km on it for only $21/day. As an added safety bonus, it pulled slightly to the left which helped to keep the driver alert at all times. After spending our first night in a cheap airport motel, we headed north the next morning. [read on]

Merry Christmas 2006

Sunday, December 31st, 2006
From Merry Christmas!
For those of you who didn't receie a personal email from us (we had several bounce back at us), here is our Christmas and New Years email to family and friends. ... [Continue reading this entry]

Deep thoughts on friendship…

Tuesday, December 26th, 2006
It’s funny how easily friendships are formed. A few days before we left for Aitutaki we met an Australian couple, Rob & Linda, who were vacationing with their daughter, Bridie, and were supposed to be staying in the beach ... [Continue reading this entry]

Aitutaki

Monday, December 4th, 2006
When we first decided to include the Cook Islands in our RTW itinerary, I did a little research and discovered that Rarotonga is only one of 15 islands that cover an area in the South Pacific the size of India. ... [Continue reading this entry]

Cook Islands – Our Cross Island Adventure

Monday, December 4th, 2006
After a week of sun, snorkeling and relaxation in Rarotonga, we were ready for a little adventure. We had heard and read about the fabulous “Cross Island Walk” which traverses the island through deep jungle and reaches some of ... [Continue reading this entry]