Bay of Islands
March 9th 2011 A bus from Auckland brought me to the town of Pahia, in the Bay of Islands. This is very much a tourist location, but I found it to be quite lovely - far more relaxed than Queenstown. It was a hot, hot day (high twenties) when I arrived, and that didn't change for the four days I spent in the area.
The first major activity for me in the Bay of Islands was a day cruise. There are lots of cruise
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