dial up is slow... very slow.

Hey all,

All the folks around here are on holiday for the next week or so. This means that Brooke and I have some free time to explore the North Island. We left Monday and headed up to Paihia where we stayed the night. Tuesday we spent about 6 hours on the water doing a boat tour of the Bay of Islands. Start with tons of beautiful scenery, add a gorgeous day, mix in several dolphins and seals in their natural habitat, and top it all of with the fact that I was with my wonderful wife and you end up with a near perfect day. Tuesday night we stayed the night in Russel which is directly across the Bay from Paihia.

Wednesday morning we went out on a boat looking for more dolphins. It was much colder this morning and we didn't see any dolphins until the very end of the boat trip. So while this trip wasn't as good as yesterday's it was still pretty cool. After the boat trip we had luinch in Russel and explored a bit then drove along the North coast to Kaitai. We're now staying at a Backpacker's\Hostel type place with very old dial up internet. It's amazing how quickly you get used to faster technology and then become impatient when you have to wait longer to check email. Okay, maybe that's just me.

Anyway, we have a few more days of travel and exploration and then we'll be back home. We will both have tons of pictures to post on the blogs so stay tuned.