Today was Waitangi Day, and I decided to stay in the Bay of Islands for this event since Waitangi is in the next bay from Paihia. It was quite a show. People poured in and there were food stalls and cheap vendors everywhere. Bronson and I started off inside the treaty grounds, walking through the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Bay of Islands’
Waitangi Day
Posted in On Location, Well Isn't That fun, tagged Bay of Islands, Waitangi on February 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A Tribute to Guy Harvey
Posted in Fashionista, tagged Bay of Islands, Florida, Guy Harvey on January 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been traveling or 4 months now, which is ironic to call it traveling at all as I’ve spent all but two weeks of that time in Paihia. Today, I found myself pulling out my sewing kit to repair another item that had been a victim to life in New Zealand. The sewing kit I [...]
A Beached As Christmas
Posted in General Travel, Life Etc., On Location, tagged Bay of Islands, Holidays on December 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Despite my reservations about being alone for Christmas, I had a surprisingly good day down under. Christmas Eve, I spent four hours baking and getting in the holiday spirit: a chocolate cake with Betty Crocker vanilla icing and M&Ms, butter cookies with frosting and sprinkles, cream cheese cookies, an angel food cake, and sugar cookies [...]