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After we rinsed the sand off at Hot Water Beach, we moved along, picking up the 309 Road, a windy, partially dirt road that took us from the...

We were on the road at about 10, and stopped for lunch in the cute little burg of Whangamata. We got goodies from a little bakery and took t...

Our stop at this little holiday park near Tauranga was quite the pleasant surprise. The rest of our trip was spent at bach homes, but when w...

  Our next stop was at Te Puke for Kiwi 360 . We had lunch in the cafe -- most of us trying interesting kiwi fare. Cameron and I had the kiw...

Monday started with a super fun family activity -- Skyline Luge. The luge is a three-wheeled cart, which you ride down one of the thre...

After an afternoon at the Polynesian Spa, our night's festivities were an indigenous evening experience at Te Puia. We started in the gi...

Our afternoon was spent at the Polynesian Spa  in Rotorua. Do you hear that sound? I think it is the heavens opening to sing the praises of ...

A beautiful, crisp morning for those who chose to get out of bed and enjoy it! The morning's plans are for a walk with Grandad Wayn...

Everyone was up and through the (amazing) shower a little later than expected, but soon enough we were on the road. We poked around Hastings...

A drive through the mountains and we were on the east coast, moving through wine country and toward Hastings, which would be our stop for th...

Written by Justin, as I am not a caver, and chose to stay in the car with a copy of The Hunger Games... The morning brought us to the Wait...

A nice breakfast with Auntie Sue, Trixie, and Bella, and we were off looking for more adventures. Gran had stayed at Nan's house, so w...

Other plans fell through today, so we made a spur of the moment decision to explore the Auckland War Memorial Museum . What a great choice t...

  Saturday morning, and a family trip to Te Awamutu (where Gran's family mostly lives) was on the plan. She had set a 9 am departure t...

The clock is so incredibly confusing when it changes like it has lately! Bria decided to start the day at about 4:30 am, and everyone was ...

This summer, my husband and I took our family on the dream vacation. We went to New Zealand, hubby's home country, for a two week visit ...