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The joys of travel. We make the road by laughing.
December 1, 2017
The airport hotel in Auckland, NZ refused to give me late check out. So I was on the 11AM shuttle for a flight leaving at 11 PM. So I had plenty of time to find an airline that everyone agreed did not exist. ...
Thanksgiving in Rotorua
November 27, 2017
I am writing this on what is Friday here but still Thanksgiving where you are. By the time it is posted the holiday will be over and the turkey finished. I flew back to Rotorua yesterday so my dinner was a burger and fries at the...
A church is a church is a church
November 27, 2017
I went to church this morning in a Maori village. It was an Anglican church and worship was bilingual. We went forward and knelt to receive the sacrament, but I felt right at home.I was greeted by a little old lady at the door...
Spiritual center of the universe?
November 20, 2017
The Mauri used to stop here on their way across the south island. For them it was special, sacred. When the Dali Llama visited he called it the spiritual center of the universe.This is where the scene from Lion, Witch, Wardrobe of Aslan' s...
Hindsight
November 13, 2017
We are in Rotorua, New Zealand. The is a major center for a Maori population so I want to spend some significant time here. Since I knew the tour visit would be brief I have reservations to come back here on my own when the tour part...