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Queenstown New Zealand – Adventure Capital

It was 3 :30 PM and wee had not been at the Queenstown House for more than 10 minutes , when we had booked a Jetboat trip in Skippers Canyon.   5 minutes later the bus picked us up and off…

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blue-penguin

Penguins, Boulders and Oamaru Creek Bed and Breakfast

Off we went to grab supper at a place called Cucina 1871 in Oamaru before trying to see penguins. It was Italian, but we actually both had seafood. I had Blue Cod and Linda had Salmon. Both were prepared very…

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Raglan area Bridal Veil Falls

Slow Day- Auckland To ChristChurch

Once again we have all day to make the 2 or 3 hour drive to Auckland.   So we had a slow and lazy time over breakfast chatting with two young women from Germany.   Typical Europeans, they had 4 weeks to…

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geothermal pools in Rotarua area

Rotorua – Tongariro – Redwood Lodge Waitomo

We had  all day to make the 3 hour drive to Tongariro national park.   So we stopped at the Rotorua Museum for a bit of Maori history.   The history is mixed with mythology and is quite interesting.  There is a…

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hobbits hole in Hobbiton

From Auckland to Hobbiton – Middle Earth

We had an uneventful flight to Auckland from Papeete, Tahiti  early on New Years day.  It was only a 5 hour flight, but when we got there it was the 2nd !!  And there waiting for us was our old…

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Last Day in Paradise – Snorkeling with Sharks

Transportation on Moorea Before I go get into the story of our last day, I need to give special kudos to Tetua Holozet who provided all our transportation on Moorea and even called to a friend on Tahiti , so…

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snorkel from bungalow

Moorea- God has created a fabulous world !!

Today was what I would call a perfect vacation day full of the glory of God’s Creation.  It started with a  buffet breakfast and the requisite custom omelet. Paddle Board Next, I faced my fears and took out a stand…

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butterfly-fish-moorea

Moorea day 3 – Sunshine!

The sun came out today as we moved from our very cool cabana in the jungle to an over-the-water bungalow.  We couldn’t be in French Polynesia with trying out this experience, could we?  We will be at the Moorea Lagoon…

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fenua mataioa suite

Moorea Fenua Mata i oa

Fenua Mataioa is our hotel for the first two nights on the island of Moorea. Since it is raining, I have time to describe things in a bit more detail. After 30 hours or so of travelling, (layover in Chicago…

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Electric Cheetah

We visited Electric Cheetah shortly after it opened and came away unimpressed. We visited again for dinner in July 2011 and for lunch in Feb 2012. And wow !!! What a difference !! 1015 Wealthy Street Southeast ,  Grand Rapids, MI…

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