We were sad to wake to rain this morning but enjoyed watching the “Breakfast Show,” NZ’s version of “The Today Show.” We will miss Paul and Phippa. Paul is a riot, definitely not PC. Phippa tries, but fails, to keep him in line.Happily the rain stopped at noon, so we headed outside. Bob’s fishing buddies from yesterday walked by, so he went to watch the torpedo head out to sea. He joined them again later in the day when they ...

It was a beautiful morning in Russell, but we had miles to go…… Today was our last long distance driving day of this trip. We took the vehicle ferry from Okiato Point to Opua and then drove north to the town of Paihia which is just across the bay from Russell. Paihia is a popular base camp for tourists visiting the Bay of Islands, and there are many hotels and restaurants. Just north of Paihia is the Treaty House in Waitangi which was the setting for ...