Island Hopping
My watch alarm went off at 0700, and we were on the move. At 0740, we pulled out of the motel parkingly and drove to the ferry terminal. Rat...Read More
Wellington
We slept in until 10 am or so, our last day with that kind of flexibility for many days to come. We had a meal in the hotel's cafe, your...Read More
On to Wellington
Woke up at 0700, breakfast at 0800, on the road around 0900. Our trip south took us through Tongariro National Park, where we would have bee...Read More
Touring Taupo
We slept in a little (it was nice), and had toast and muslix and apples for breakfast. There was a jar of Vegemite on the table and I was cu...Read More
Rotorua Thermal Springs
My alarm went off at 0900 again and Kacey went into the shower first. Right after she got out of it, the fire alarm went off. I threw on som...Read More
Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley
Had breakfast at "Fat Dog," tried too hard to be trendy. We left Rotorua today and headed south. Our first stop was Waimangu, wher...Read More
Glowworm caves of Waitomo
Woke up to my watch alarm at 0900, turns out those curtains really keep the light out. Took a shower in 25 second intervals as the conserva...Read More
Arrival at Auckland
Woke up after a less than comfortable snooze because my eyes and mouth were so dry they burned. Our breakfast choices were between omelet or...Read More
Mid-Tour Vacation
A little bit of history on this: Kacey showed up on Thursday and it was a three-day weekend on base. So on Saturday, we went out shopping fo...Read More
Adventures in New Zealand and Australia
During my one year tour in Korea , Kacey and I decided to take a mid-tour break Down Under. Since this might be the only our only chance to ...Read More
Volunteering at Father Paul's
The base offers all sorts of opportunities to volunteer, so I signed up to help with the construction of Father Paul's church .We took...Read More
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