Our Tax dollars at work

and I’m at skip some rediculous number... If I missed anything in the last fortnight that you feel I should read, comment and I’ll go check it out. There are more trip posts to come since I know I didn’t cover everything... and of course pictures, but for right now, I’m turning this over to Clue to let her get caught up.... more

This post is being written at 10:24 on January 9th. must come to an end. Today was the last full day here in New Zealand.  Tomorrow morning, I will actually post this from the coffee house while we eat breakfast, we will then return, do the last minute packing of our carry on luggage, leave our bags at the front desk, go to the aquarium for a while and then head back and go to the airport.  My post about tomorrow will come Friday morning in the states. About today however... we ... more

And the furthering adventures.  This set of posts are being made over the 3 days where we are exploring the VERY north end of the North Island.  For those keeping track, we’ve gone from the 41st latitude to the 35th latitude. Day 10 This post is being made at 7:50pm, Sunday January 6. Today started very early in the morning.  Yes, second day in a row at 5:45.  Shower and then hit the road to catch the bus.  I’ve decided that Esquire Espresso Hou... more

I have been remiss, not because I have not had internet but because by the time I got around to it each day, I was too tired.  Tonight, I have no internet but I have the time. It is currently 9:30pm on Saturday, January 5; New Zealand time. Day 6 Day 6 was actually a pretty boring one for me, well, not exactly.  We got up around 9:00 and ventured through Napier which in the mid 1930s was hit with a massive earthquake where most of the city was leveled.  From... more