Tag Archives: Travel

Wow

Posted on February 10, 2023 by If It Was Today

When we were planning our trip to New Zealand, everyone who had been there (and even a few who hadn’t) talked about the stunning nature walks. Today I got to experience that for myself. I had to climb half a … Continue reading →

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Whakatane

Posted on February 9, 2023 by If It Was Today

We checked out of our hotel, and then went for another walk along the beach in Mount Maunganui. Then it was a short drive down along the Bay of Plenty to Whakatane where we has a lovely lunch. All week … Continue reading →

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Rinse and Repeat

Posted on February 8, 2023 by If It Was Today

Yesterday we walked barefoot along the beach, climbed Mount Maunganui, had lunch, and then walked along the beach again. So today … we walked barefoot along the beach, climbed Mount Maunganui, had lunch, and then walked along the beach again. … Continue reading →

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The Happy Place

Posted on February 7, 2023 by If It Was Today

I know that I’ve mentioned several times that the weather in New Zealand was wonderful, especially in light of the fact that it was minus 30 degrees at home. But today was the day that it really hit home. We … Continue reading →

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Tauranga

Posted on February 6, 2023 by If It Was Today

It was raining lightly when we picked up the rental car and headed to Tauranga. While planing this trip we didn’t realize that today is a major holiday in New Zealand – Waitangi Day. This meant the roads were busy … Continue reading →

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A Walk in The Park

Posted on February 5, 2023 by If It Was Today

Another sunny day in Auckland. I love the vegetation here, even though I have absolutely no idea what this is. I’ve mentioned the floods before now and the fact that we really haven’t seem much in the way of damage. … Continue reading →

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Maungawhau

Posted on February 4, 2023 by If It Was Today

No rain today. This is excellent news. And not only for us – it’s clear that everyone in Auckland is sick of the rain. People regularly tell us that “we had terrible floods last week” or “it isn’t usually this … Continue reading →

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A Bit of a Washout?

Posted on February 3, 2023 by If It Was Today

If you’ve been following the news, you probably know that Auckland had historic floods last week. The rain today was nothing like last week, but we were still pretty wet by the time we got back to the hotel. Early … Continue reading →

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And So It Begins

Posted on February 2, 2023 by If It Was Today

When we left home we’d just had a foot of snow, and our patio looked like this… We were looking forward to 24 hours in airplanes (and by “looking forward to” I mean “dreading”) before we would be in New … Continue reading →

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Packing

Posted on January 27, 2023 by If It Was Today

We’re getting ready for our next trip. A very long trip. Just shy of 24 hours from takeoff, to touchdown at our destination in Auckland New Zealand. If you measure door to door, it is even more. I’m tired just … Continue reading →

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