So it was take two on the dolphin cruise. We were really hoping to swim with the dolphins today. Treg decided to stay behind and pack up the car so I headed out with the girls.
Bay of Islands
Yay dolphins!! We got all suited up and ready to swim. Our particular tour will not get in the water unless the dolphins show the initiative and want to swim with you. The dang dolphins acted like they wanted to play then they took off and again we did not get to swim. We were soooo bummed.
This picture cracks me up...that seagull looks so funny.
When we got back on the boat, Sierra and Maunia were feeding the seagulls. They would come take the food right out of your hands. They wanted me to try it. I wasn't there for the speech about how to feed the seagulls. I didn't want my fingers bit off so I grabbed a bigger piece than the girls had been using. Just as the seagull swoops in and takes it the girls yell "no Mom, little pieces, little pieces, he'll choke" at which point the seagull flew off and did not return so they are convinced I killed the seagull.
Ever wondered what the inside of an island looks like? Well this time we got to go through hole in the rock and I snapped a picture. So there you have it folks, the inside of an island.
After we finished the cruise we set off for Auckland. I kept seeing these trees on the side of the road. I love the blossoms on them.
We wanted to go to the Waitangi treaty grounds and look around but it cost lots of money...so we decided to skip it. We did grab lunch there though. Maunia didn't like anything at the cafe where we were so we went to a different area to get her something. She decided she wanted a panini. We approach the counter and the guy just ignores us. We stand there a few minutes and he says "did you want something?" awesome people skills this one. We tell him she would like a cheese panini and he rolls his eyes, kind of sighs and goes to make it. In the meantime some other lady comes behind the counter and says "I thought you were leaving" "well, she wanted a sandwich" he says with some annoyance in his voice...Haha, ya we felt loved. When she got her sandwich it was heart shaped...too cute..
Indoor skiing center. Yep, the whole hill is enclosed.
Maunia attempting to climb a moss covered tree. Didn't work.
Bromeliads were growing on everything
This little bird was so cute
Boredom set in and the girls resorted to making shadow puppets on the seats.
The picture does not do this tree justice. I loved these trees so much I bought a water color painting of one in a local shop.
This is a Kauri tree. It's one of the largest trees in the world. The park where it was located was closing in like 5 minutes so we zoomed in and Treg yells "hurry Maunia, jump out and get a picture!" and we raced back out before we got locked in. She did a pretty good job under the circumstances.
We continued on to Auckland for what would be our last night in New Zealand. Auckland was a beautiful city but it's a big city. It was crowded and hard to drive in.
Treg wanted to go to Mt. Eden. We could see it but we couldn't get to it. When we finally got to it...it was closed. Guess we'll try tomorrow.
We told the girls they could choose where we went for dinner our last night in New Zealand. They chose...Denny's...yes really.
After dinner we went on a driving tour of the mansions in the area, some pretty amazing places.
We got back to the hotel (a high rise in the city) and told the kids we had to take everything out of the car because it all needed to get packed up to go home tomorrow. Sierra made good use of her pockets.
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