Hal Goes Abroad

Well, we (Barry and Rae and myself) are on our way north to the Bay of Islands. Barry and I were in a Waitomo where we did some black water rafting (a combination of spelunking and inner tubing). Then we went on to Taranaki and did a big hike on the mountain. At the YHA in Taranaki we met Rae who had the same short-term plans as Barry and me. The three of us drove up to the Coromandel peninsula for two days. Now we're taking a lunch break in Orewa, checking email and hopefully we'll catch the opening kickoff of the superbowl. We'll be up in Paihia and/or Urupukapuka for a few days. Barry wants to dive on the Rainbow Warrior and I'd like to charter a sailboat from the Moorings. Oh, and I want to see Cape Reinga. Then Barry goes home and I'll go down to Tauranga for a week until the Around Alone restart.