So lots to catch up on… it's been a busy 3 days here in NZ.On Thursday we decided to stay an extra day in the Bay of Islands and do a sailboat trip out to one of the outer islands. It is definitely the highlight of the trip so far. We left Russell dock at 10:00am and headed for the open ocean.. ok so maybe it wasn't the open ocean.. but if you headed straight out thru all the islands and over the horizon… in 8 days you would hit Fiji. He he The wind picked ...

The Bay of Islands. We left KariKari, after having spent 3 fulls days there, kayaking, snorkeling, fishing, and relaxing. We headed south to the Bay of Islands. It really is pretty here. Looks just like the San Juan Islands... but only a few more pastures. The Bay of Islands consists of 3 major towns KeriKer (not to be confused with KariKari that we just left), Paihi and Russell. We stopped at Kerikeri and went for a little walk through the historic section.. sa...