Insights/Reflections

New Zealand Memories– Kelly Tarleton SeaLife Aquarium and Auckland Museum

On Monday, March 18, Debbie drove Lisa, Helen and me to Auckland to visit the Kelly Tarleton/Auckland/SeaLife Aquarium and the Auckland Museum     Both are relatively close to each other, so we decided to make a day of it.   Our first stop was the aquarium, which was an awesome experience from the get go. 

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New Zealand Memories Part 5 Gondola, Luge, Rotarua Lunch, Paradise Valley Springs Zoo

Directly across the street from the Ripple Hotel, where we stayed for two nights, was the Gondola Ride and Luge Slide, so we drove there and went up in the gondola with Helen and Deborah. Helen and Deb went back down in the gondola almost immediately (thinking they could catch us on film coming down

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New Zealand Memories Part 4 Wednesday March 13 Travel Day to Rotarua and Attractions There

Before I continue on this journal of our time in New Zealand, I want to express how well cared for we were by Helen and Debbie.   Helen spent long months deciding where we should go and what we should see during our available 12 days in New Zealand. Plus, for weeks before our arrival,

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New Zealand Memories — Part Three — Howick Historical Village, Family BBQ, Auckland Zoo

On  Sunday, March 10th, Helen, Deborah, Lisa and I visited the Howick Historical Village, where (decades ago) Deb portrayed Maggie, an Irish immigrant to NZ, so she led our tour delightfully. Lisa and I put ourseves in “pillories” for photo ops. Debbie says a female ghost/apparition lives in one of the buildings, and that she

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