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Hell of a Worm!

Monday, December 10th, 2007

After some disapointing weather in the Bay of Islands we decided to head south to see some worms. These are not your garden-variety worms though, these worms create a beautiful light in the dark that look like the stars in the sky. The Waitomo Caves provide the perfect conditions for the glow worms (moist and dark). In the caves we also saw the usual cave attractions including stalactites and stalagmites but the worms definitely took center stage. Sorry, I can’t provide any pictures of these creatures because photography is not allowed in the caves. The worms use their light to attract bugs to eat and any light you shine on them may interfere with dinner, and hey, I don’t want that kind of responsibility.

Paula

Road Trippin’

Monday, December 10th, 2007

So after Auckland, we’re starting a country-wide road trip of New Zealand. You can rent campervans here that are converted (in our case) Lumina minivans. Basically, the back seats have been taken out and there are two bench seats going long-ways on either side of the van. Under the bench is storage for the pillows, pots/pans, silverware, etc. that comes with the van. When you open the rear hatch, there is a sink, a gas cooker, and a cooler. We learned the hard way that when you pour water down the sink, it immediately drops out the bottom of the car and splatters everywhere (including Paula’s feet)… at least it was just water.

And now the fun part… driving on the left… it definately takes some getting used to.

Dan

P.S. We have pictures/videos to post but last time we tried it took an hour so once we hit a fast internet connection, we will try to get them up

Farewell to Auckland….

Sunday, December 9th, 2007
Our last day in Auckland was great. We strolled along Ponsomby road and checked out the sights. We hung out with the locals in their annual Christmas festival in the Domain (a large park). But alas, the first on ... [Continue reading this entry]

Auckland – The City of Sails

Friday, December 7th, 2007
Thursday's salsa night at Mexicali... apparently not the rage. We were the only two salsa people there in addition to the DJ and the three girls he was entertaining. We slept through our 8:30pm reservation at Minus 5, ... [Continue reading this entry]

And We’re Off!

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
Paula and I have left the country... We planned to wake up at 7am and leave for DCA at 8am to give us plenty of time for the 9:15 flight. But while it is said that "Even the best laid ... [Continue reading this entry]

Ready For Take-Off…

Monday, December 3rd, 2007
So the good bye party was great and we were able to say farewell to a lot of good friends. At this point, we've had our last pizza, our last cheeseburger, our last thai food, our last walk with Dudley, ... [Continue reading this entry]