Bay of Islands, Russell, New Zealand Day 4

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Tour Day 51, Bay of Islands, Russell, New Zealand Day 4, Wednesday, November 29, 2023 – In the morning, we returned to the Auckland Museum to “finish the job.” The afternoon, however, found us driving to Russell, New Zealand – location of Paul’s “weekend getaway.” The drive to Paihia, New Zealand was about 3 ¼ hours and almost 150 miles. In Paihia, we boarded the car ferry for the short trip through the waters of the Bay of Islands to Russell. Paul gave me a short driving tour of Russell before we went to the “cottage.” Work was in progress at the rear of Paul’s property on a retaining wall to keep the neighbor’s driveway from slipping into Paul’s back yard. Paul has had the posts delivered to his property for the same endeavor – driveway retention. We walked about two blocks to downtown Russell and then stopped at the Bay of Islands Swordfish Club for, what else, fish and chips. Even though we had spent a good portion of the day sitting in the truck, I was exhausted and went to bed with the sun – remember, it’s VERY late spring here!

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Photos

Auckland Museum
A Kiwi, What Else? – Australia’s National Bird

Auckland Museum
Auckland, New Zealand's Largest City, Is Known as ‘The City of Volcanoes’ and Has Approximately 53 Volcanoes in the Metropolitan Area

More of Auckland, New Zealand
One Tree Hill Is a 182–Metre (597–Foot) Volcanic Peak and a Tūpuna Maunga (Ancestral Mountain)

On the Way to the Getaway in Russell
On the Ferry Cross The Mersey, @&%# errr Cross The Bay of Islands from Paihia to Russell

Sunset from the Getaway
Does It Get Any Better?