We took the Tans to the resort town of Paihia (Bay of Islands), about 4 hours drive, north of Auckland. On the way there, we stopped at Whangarei for a picnic lunch we had packed that morning. This three hour cruise, for both the Tans and us as well, was one of the best cruises we had ever been on. Not only was it very scenic as you can see in the photos, the highlight of the cruise was spotting the wild dolphins, who swam with and around us for a good ten minutes. Some of the dolphins were even having a race with the cataraman we were on. It was absolutely awesome! The kids were so thrilled! The catamaran also had to manuovre its way through the Hole in the Rock, a 15m wide hole. Pretty spectacular too.
Take note of Mary's very affectionate cuddle for Justin in one of the photos - don't they look lovely there? That didn't come without a price. Justin had to agree to bringing the whole family back to Auckland in 2009.
2 comments:
Oh my. That was an expensive cuddle!!
wonderful pictures. thanks for sharing.
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