And The Planning Continues

We have finally decided on a cottage at which we will spend the first full week. The cottage is located on Pukehina beach in the Bay of Plenty, which is on the east coast of the North Island a little less than half way down.

We selected that area because it is central to many of the tourist-y things we might have some interest in doing. Though we haven't decided what we'll end up actually doing, some of the attractions in the area are the caves in Waitomo which have glow worms or what they call "Black Water Rafting" which is swimming with an innertube through an underground stream. There is also the "Thermal Wonderland" near Rotorua which has a lot of volcanically heated water and scenery attractions. A bit north is "Hot Water Beach" where, at low tide, you can dig a spot in the sand and soak in the hot water as in a hot tub.


Here are a few pics of the house and its surroundings...

The view looking east:



The view from the upstairs bedroom:



It is a modern building with "architecurally designed" features. This is the kitchen:



The courtyard:



At this point, we are pretty much done the remote booking. We are awaiting confirmation from the travel agent that she has booked our rental car and she was going to book our last night's stay downtown Auckland, so perhaps that is done as well. Other than that, we're going to wing it.

Until next time ...

Don