Bay of Islands

February 12, we did our last stop in New Zealand, to Bay of Islands. It`s quite small place, living from tourism because of their beautiful scenic views.

We left the ship on a faster boat this time.

Then a shuttle bus took us through golf courts, and eventually till the center.  It was arranged a market day, since the ship were there. Really nice, but most of the passengers headed towards the library`s garden since that`s where the Wi Fi is…

What is the best a quickest way to enjoy a place with a 144 islands and beautiful beaches? You go up in the air

So much fun!

We went to the “The hole in the rock” , or Motukako who is the original Maori name for it. Motu means island, and Kokako is the name of a bird, who`s feathers were important for the Maori tribe in their rituals, so young male warriors would journey to the island and climb the steep cliff to gather feathers from the Kokako.

Beautiful day, and then back to the ship heading towards Sidney, Australia.