We arrived to Kerikeri in the Bay of Islands and had a lovely stay with Deb and Mike! We slept well with the pouring rain and awoke to a gorgeous day! We saw Rainbow Falls, Matauri Bay, walked to the Rainbow Warrior, enjoyed the lovely downtown and relaxed on the deck with a great view!
Rainbow Falls
Matauri Bay
Matauri Bay
The following day we got to take a day sailing the Bay of Islands on Mike's boat, Gungha II. The wind was blowing and the views were amazing! We sailed all morning, stopped mid-day on a gorgeous island, tried some snorkeling, and then returned to the boat, saw some beautiful Bay of Islands bottle-nosed dolphins jumping out of the water, and navigated our way back through the islands to Opito Bay before heading back to the house for a relaxing evening, delicious food, and great company!
The following day we explored further around the Bay and went a little further north to Matai Bay on the Karikari Peninsula. We saw more gorgeous sites, swam and relaxed in a perfect aqua bay (mom even got her calm waters for a swim) and found some funky sites along the road.
kiwis growing on the vine
the oldest stone building in New Zealand
Matai Bay
Matai Bay
Karikari Beach, on the other side of the peninsula from Matai Bay
The Jandal Fence
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