Well, we are officially on day 3 of our journey in New Zealand. Currenlty we are in Paihia, a small town on the eastern coast of the Northern Island. It is part of the Bay of Islands area - a beautiful area, they tell me. But today is a little overcast and rainy so we are taking a few moments to catch up on emails and such.
Our first night in the hostel was good. We had a free meal which taught me two things - A) Grey is an unappetizing color for meat and B) Free food doesn't equal good food...We might a couple of girls from the UK which were very nice. I wish I had been feeling better but I was exhausted and a little sick (still battling this cold!) so we turned in early for the night. Both of us were up early and spent the morning having an amazing cup of coffee (and a free muffin which redeemed my thoughts on free food slightly as it was pretty dang good!) and walking around town. We managed to get our cell phones up and running before we headed to pick up the van.
Lisa was the braver of the two of us and took her first turn getting us out of the city. She made me proud. Not one incident! We cruised up the coast on Highway 1 and headed to Whangarei for the night.
Sometimes you find a place and you think "God much have really enjoyed creating this." Well, let me tell you - God was doing nothing less than showing off when He created New Zealand. This place has such beautiful views and beaches! And there are hardly any people on them! We both got a little sunburnt but it was so nice to feel the sun!
We spent our first night in the van last night and it wasn't too bad. We did some grocery shopping and should be good to go for a couple of days.
Enough for now. Hope this finds everyone happy and healthy! Adios!
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