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      • Cape Reinga
        02/28/11
        We made it up to Cape Reinga by around lunch time. The cape is gorgeous. We walked up to the top for a view, then a little lower to the lighthouse. From there we headed to the nearest DOC site. It was a bit of a steep, gravel drive down to the spots, but it is a beautiful area. We relaxed for t

      • The start of our New Zealand adventure
        02/26/11
        We headed out of Auckland and basically just drove. We got to Waipu and read that there were limestone caves nearby. We decided to go explore some. It was super muddy! There was a stream running through it, so we did walk through the ankle to knee deep water quite a bit (it was often far easier

      • Campervan!
        02/24/11
        We finally found a campervan! It comes with a bed in the back (with a real mattress, not an air mattress like some), kitchen stuff, cooler, chairs and a table along with some other odds and ends. So, our plan is to leave Auckland tomorrow and head north. Along with the sale we also got a mobile p

      • Earthquake
        02/21/11
        I just wanted to update the blog quick to let people know that we're in Auckland on the North Island, so we're nowhere near Christchurch where the earthquake happened. So, we're safe. The only effect we had here was the phones were out for a bit.

        On that note, we haven�

      • Sick!
        02/20/11
        Joe woke up yesterday morning feeling pretty awful. Since the only thing we did different for the last number of days was dinner the previous night, our guess was food poisoning. He spent most of the day sleeping, then we got a ride to the airport.

        Our flight left on time and was about

      • Boat Trip
        02/19/11
        We were supposed to head back to Nadi at 11 via small boat. It rained most of that night and was still raining when we got up. During breakfast I got a call from Donna, the lady that arranged everything. She told us that the small boat wasn't coming because of the weather, so she was going t

      • Castaway
        02/18/11
        This morning we decided to sign up for the trip to the uninhabited island where Castaway was filmed. There were 9 people in a relatively small fishing boat. The snorkeling was great. Lots of fish and the coral was very interesting and colorful. When we left there, we headed for 'Sand Bar�

      • Mana
        02/17/11
        We took the overloaded boat (16 people on a small fishing vessel, which would normally seat 8 comfortably) the 45 minutes to Mana Island. We are staying at a hostel, but feels more like a camp/hotel. We do not have access to a kitchen (like a normal hostel) and the meal times are set. Our private

      • What a Headache
        02/15/11
        We woke up this morning and Joe went out to find out what is going on. We went back to working with Donna, the woman. Also, we didn't go out to the island today, so she refunded us one day's worth.

        Joe spent the morning trying to all the credit card companies and get things

      • Flight to Fiji
        02/14/11
        We woke up at 5:45 to finish packing and head to the airport. Sue was kind enough to give us a ride. The flight was supposed to leave at 8:10 and we got to check-in at 6:45, we were slightly concerned. Then, the lady at the check-in desk said we had to have a flight scheduled out of Fiji before w

      • New Friends
        02/12/11
        We spent some time just working and resting. Donald, the guy we met on Maui, and his girlfriend, Megan, were both in Honolulu around the same time, so we really wanted to meet up with them.
        Friday we made plans to go snorkeling and leave early in the morning. Well, it rained all night, so D

      • Torture and Rest
        02/10/11
        Yesterday we were planning on resting after walking so much, but Sue was heading to work and apparently Chinatown is near there, so we hitched a ride. Joe wanted to go there to check out the area and try and find these neat cereal/drink packets that Donald introduced us to.

        We spent abou

      • Honolulu
        02/09/11
        We were picked up last night from the airport by our host. The view from our room is of the city and is pretty amazing. Lucas and his mother are very nice and fun. They're both basically vegans. We had fun chatting with them quite a bit last night.

        This morning, we headed out to

      • Finish the Big Island, off to Oahu
        02/07/11
        On Sunday, we decided to try taking Mary boogie boarding. We checked out a few different beaches. One beach we had to drive down a crazy awful road to get to the parking area. The beach was absolutely gorgeous though. Joe and Mary played in the water some before we headed back out. We checked o

      • Captain Cook and Volcano National Park
        02/05/11
        The following morning we got up early and headed south to get a kayak. We rented a two person kayak so we could kayak the mile across Kaleakala Bay to Captain Cook Monument. The area is supposed to be the best snorkeling in the state. It's the same place Joe and I walked down to before Mary

      • Time WIth Momma
        02/02/11
        We left the hostel the next morning and planned on killing time in Kailua-Kona area before heading to the airport to get a rental car and pick up Mary. We had a good Indian buffet lunch and did start heading towards the airport. Once it was getting to be time, we headed up to the main highway and

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