One of the fun things about breakfast at a Bed and Breakfast is meeting your hosts and the guests. This morning was no exception. So the two Australian couples are retired and traveling together. They are off to Auckland, continuing on to Fiji and points in the South Pacific. The Dutch couple is also finishing up their visit to NZ and heading to Auckland - then home. It was fun to chat with them and Victoria loved being the center of even more attention.
Cape Reinga is the northernmost point in New Zealand, the point at which the Tasman Sea (on the left/ West) meets the Pacific Ocean (on the right/ East). We drove up today and hit lunch, a beach, and a bit more on the way back to the hotel. Yet again, the view is absolutely spectacular and lives up to the hype.
Victoria may not be reading yet, but after seeing Pukenui, Puketi, Pukekohe, Puketotara, Puketona, and Pukepoto, she got sick as we were cruising at 90-95km/hr on rolling hills. No photos go with this, but if she's going to do so, I appreciate her waiting until the end of the trip.
So, this brings us to our Penguin, who was in the middle of things when Victoria (ahem) let it go. [Quick Aside: I have listened to the Frozen Soundtrack about 4 to 7 times per day every day since I got here - consider yourself fortunate that I am not using the phrases "Let it Go", "First Time in Forever", and "A Bit of a Fixer Upper" in every post. Seriously.] The Fox, which went from special loved one to afterthought in mere moments a week ago (see 17.Oct.2016) has lived to see the worm turn. Well, as the Penguin looks like a pathetic victim post-Exxon Valdez cleanup and sits on the not-yet-dry disabled list, the Fox has pounced, retaking the role as the starter at bed time. #DarwinStrikesBack Not sure if this will work out like Toy Story. Either way, Victoria was the winner tonight with "Learning Football with the Hokie Bird" - truly an under-appreciated work of literature.
Things didn't really slow up our day as much as it might have. She was down to a bathing suit, so we went to a beach en route back to the hotel. Victoria discovered that beaches are sandy, messy, and kinda cold. Got back to the hotel, showered, went to the pool, then hit the local playgound on the beach. Who doesn't love a playground on a beach?
We wrapped it up with a really good dinner at Alfresco's that (in a change of pace) was neither loud nor greasy. The sunset is beautiful around here. I've got to say that the islands are so close offshore, if I was with the whole family, I'd likely swim to one of the islands while Victoria ignored me in favor of Aneta. They are close and the water is so calm here.
Tomorrow, we'll do some fun things around the Bay of Islands.
Cape Reinga is the northernmost point in New Zealand, the point at which the Tasman Sea (on the left/ West) meets the Pacific Ocean (on the right/ East). We drove up today and hit lunch, a beach, and a bit more on the way back to the hotel. Yet again, the view is absolutely spectacular and lives up to the hype.
Victoria may not be reading yet, but after seeing Pukenui, Puketi, Pukekohe, Puketotara, Puketona, and Pukepoto, she got sick as we were cruising at 90-95km/hr on rolling hills. No photos go with this, but if she's going to do so, I appreciate her waiting until the end of the trip.
So, this brings us to our Penguin, who was in the middle of things when Victoria (ahem) let it go. [Quick Aside: I have listened to the Frozen Soundtrack about 4 to 7 times per day every day since I got here - consider yourself fortunate that I am not using the phrases "Let it Go", "First Time in Forever", and "A Bit of a Fixer Upper" in every post. Seriously.] The Fox, which went from special loved one to afterthought in mere moments a week ago (see 17.Oct.2016) has lived to see the worm turn. Well, as the Penguin looks like a pathetic victim post-Exxon Valdez cleanup and sits on the not-yet-dry disabled list, the Fox has pounced, retaking the role as the starter at bed time. #DarwinStrikesBack Not sure if this will work out like Toy Story. Either way, Victoria was the winner tonight with "Learning Football with the Hokie Bird" - truly an under-appreciated work of literature.
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| Stay Down, buddy |
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| Bedtime with the Fox and some fine literature |
We wrapped it up with a really good dinner at Alfresco's that (in a change of pace) was neither loud nor greasy. The sunset is beautiful around here. I've got to say that the islands are so close offshore, if I was with the whole family, I'd likely swim to one of the islands while Victoria ignored me in favor of Aneta. They are close and the water is so calm here.
Tomorrow, we'll do some fun things around the Bay of Islands.
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