Hello all! Tonight we are spending the night in a "holiday park" (the U.S. equivalent of an RV park)in a town called Raglan on the north island, south of Auckland and just west of Hamilton. Our spot is backed up against our own black sand beach! Some of you might recognize the town from the movie "Endless Summer". The town draws surfers from all over the world. Michael will be taking a lesson tomorrow - he's stoked! We've been doing a lot of driving (which is a little stressful getting used to the left side of the road!), so we may sty here for a couple of days and relax.
Day before yesterday we stayed north of Auckland at an amazing beach called Pakiri Beach. White sand for 9 kilometers. And that night we saw more stars than we ever have. Yesterday morning we visited Goat Island marine reserve. It is NZ's oldest marine reserve (about 30 yrs.) and is a complete no take zone, not only for commercial fishing, but also for sport fishing and beachcombers. We took a glass bottom boat tour. It was amazing! We saw giant blue snapper, blue maomao, and we even got a glimpse at an eagle ray! From Goat Island, we traveled north to the Bay of Islands region and took a car ferry to a very quaint town called Russle. The town has a colonial history, and many of the buildings remain. We had a lovely dinner outside and watched the sun set. We are enjoying our trip thoroughly and will keep everyone updated. We are having a little trouble with getting photos downloaded, but we will work something out soon.
Our love to you all,
Chandler & Michael
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wow! we are so excited to hear from you and all about your adventures!
you have both been in our thoughts and we can't wait to see pictures!
all is well here. the weather still too warm though.
Love, mom and dad
Hey guys! We're so happy to hear from you. The kids got your message about glow worms and can't wait to see some photos. We'll check back later this week.
Keep safe. Love you both so much,
Erica
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