Pahia, on the boat

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This is the best place to end my tour of New Zealand. I'm here for a few days and will return to Auckland city before I fly home.
Today I took the 'Swim With Dolfins' boat tour to see the 144 islands in the Bay. The scenery was lovely but we didn't see any dolfins so they gave us a voucher to return anytime. I might try again before I leave. Its 3-4 hours on a boat, a great way to see the Bay of Islands and maybe some dolfins.
This was suppose to be the warmest part of New Zealand, closest to equator. The central restaurant says we are 35 degrees south. There are several low pressures going by so the weather is sun and rain and sun and hail, etc. No matter what the weather, Paihia is a great little town to unwind. A twenty minute walk along the beach and you get to the place where the treaty was signed between the Maori and Europeans.

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