Coping with public and private transport since 2001
After yet another fabulous home cooked breakfast by Lynda and Roger (she does fruits and bread, he does eggs and bacon) we were off from Paihia towards the Hokianga region. But first, we had some unfinished business with a certain boardwalk in a nearby forest. On the track from Waitangi Treaty Grounds to Haruru Falls, a boardwalk is erected to
Continue readingDay 4 of our trip, and we are still in Paihia. Good place to be. We started our day with an excellent breakfast at Blue Marlin B&B after which we went our merry way. As the forecast told us the afternoon would bring us showers and a chance of a thunderstorm we decided to alter the plans to not include
Continue readingYup, the title indeed is just that. Sailing with dolphins. The business case there is quite straight forward. You take a boat, a catamaran in this case, stick quite a few tourists on it, and go sailing in the Bay of Islands while searching for dolphins. The kicker here is that you’re allowed to go for a swim WITH the
Continue readingSitting on our veranda, in front of the room of our B&B watching the sun setting behind the mountains on the other side of the bay, one is tempted to contemplate life. And so did I. Paihia, on The Bay of Islands is very scenic, touristic and tranquil. Perched on a slope, overlooking a part of the bay facing Russell,
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Another year, and yet again I have treated myself to a couple of sets of Lego. This year, the two largest 2013-models: 42008 and 42009! I’m afraid they’ll have to wait for my return in January. 😉 42008 – Service Truck 42008 – Crane Truck with Semi-trailer (B-model) 42009 – Mobile Crane MK II 42009 – Reach Stacker (B-model)
Continue readingThis years trip to South Africa was going to be different from last year, we already knew that before we even went. For starters: we were not going to be in SA for long. In 2012 the trip lasted for slightly over 3 weeks, where this time around there only was time for 2 weeks. Also, the itinerary was different,
Continue readingStarting in a few days, we’ll be heading off to South Africa (again) for a two-week 100% safari experience! We hope to be able to show pictures soon!
Continue readingOh yes, I’ve been helping our local economy getting trough the rough patch a little bit more lately. And boy, did I enjoy doing so. 😉 Now it is up to you to guess what this is!
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