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There And Back Again.

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Might I recommend something for tired minds. A trip south. A trip to a breathtaking country. A trip to New Zealand. We arrived in Auckland around 9:30pm local time but it felt as if we completely skipped a day. Wide awake at night and unable to keep our eyes open in the afternoon. But that's jet lag for you. A small price to pay to breathe in life .. as it were. The people are very friendly. Very proud. And make their guests feel respected, safe and at home. Most of the time we were situated in the city centre itself but we did manage to take two day trips out. One was to the Island of Waiheke and the other 3 hours south to Rotorua. I think in spite of my previous posting regarding a visit to the Shire ("let it go, Clint" someone commented ...) the highlight of the trip was a visit to a Maori cultural site. We were greeted by a charismatic Maori who passionately shared with us his heritage ... and had a wicked sense of humour to boot. Top stuff. Some of the booty we re