On Monday, we caught the ferry back across to the North Island and traveled north along the eastern coast to Napier and Hastings. These are kind of cool art deco towns. (The Eketahuna picture is for Jonathan!).
The next day we headed back to Auckland and stopped off at Lake Taupo. This can be an absolutely beautiful place, but we were there on a not very nice day. The kids are mad in the picture because we dropped them off on one end of town, and told them to walk down the sidewalk to the other end of town, where Mark and I were enjoying a cup of coffee in peace. They got over it, though.
After Taupo, we went on to Rotorua. Rotorua is kind of a tourist trap area with geysers and boiling mud. It's pretty cool, but reeks of sulfur.
That night we made it back to Auckland safe and sound with lots of experiences and memories to cherish. We had to get to bed early, though, because the new school year was starting the next morning.
1 comment:
That is fantastic that you enjoyed your coffee in peace! The picture of the 6 of you on the Moeraki boulders is AWESOME (as are all the pictures). I look forward to hearing how some of these places and things are pronounced!
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