Mmmm cioppino, crusty French bread, and New Zealand white wine...prepare to please us.
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The next morning, we drove north to Paihia and the Bay of Islands! New Zealand has lots of bees, so we stopped at another hive shop.
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Honey tasting! Mead tasting! But...put stick down hole. (THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID)
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Matt's new favorite vehicle.
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Another random tourist attraction we saw en route to Paihia: Sheep World.
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And they have sheep shows.
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...and pink sheep. We still have no idea what the story was with this...
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New Zealand is lousy with waterfalls. This is Whangerei Falls, in the town of Whangerei, south of Paihia.
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We made it to Paihia! Our hostel was The Pickled Parrot, right near the beach.
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Our cozy little room at the Pickled Parrot.
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It was cloudy and cool, and occasionally rainy, for 2 straight days in Paihia. This is one good photo I managed to get.
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But there's always New Zealand beer to drink, rain or shine! New Zealand's famous Tui Beer.
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Another lovely waterfall- the horseshoe-shaped Haruru Falls outside Paihia.
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The weather prevented us from hitting the beach, so we explored the outlying areas near Paihia. Look, we found a Kiwi Zone!!
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In the Kiwi Zone, another falls! This is Rainbow Falls, near Kerikeri, a crafts town.
p.s. Ignore the pouring rain.
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A lovely shot of Rainbow Falls.
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New Zealand flowers! Oooh la la!
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