After a chilled out morning planning the next few days of travelling, we booked a boat trip for the afternoon with Explore NZ. The cruise was amazing! We were lucky to have beautiful weather which made the water and surrounding islands look even more spectacular. The boat sped out of the harbour for at least half an hour until slowing down to a great spot for dolphin watching. We tried to get some pictures but they're pretty fast moving and other people kept gett...

We had to check out of Camp Waipu Cove at 10am this morning so we were soon back on the road up north. The scenery is so beautiful out here - very green and hilly. If it wasn't for the warm and sunny weather we could be in Ireland! Speaking of the weather, it's so strange to see Christmas decorations up in the streets during "summertime".The first place we stopped at was Whangarei Falls - apparently New Zealand's most photographed waterfall. Despite some heavy ra...