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Leaving
Opua Marina, view of the "Q" (quarantine) dock (center)
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Russell
Boating Club, where we left our dinghy while exploring Russell, the oldest
European settlement in New Zealand.
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View
of Matauwhi Bay from the Russell Boating Club dock. The Larabeck
is anchored here.
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Large ficus
tree planted in late nineteenth century outside of the Russell customs
(now Police) house
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The
historic Duke of Marlborough Hotel on the Russell waterfront.
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Christ
Church, the oldest church in New Zealand. Charles Darwin made a donation
toward the construction of this church at a time when Russell had been
described as the "Hell Hole of the Pacific." Apparently it was a
congregating place for escaped convicts from Australia in addition to unruly
whaling crews, and a proper church was needed to clean up the mess.
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Side
view of Christ Church. Up close one can still see musket ball holes
in the siding from the 1845 battle between Maori and British.
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Inside
Christ Church. Seem at center is a memorial in honor of the New Zealand
minors lost recently in an underground explosion. We saw many memorials
throughout the region in response to this tragedy.
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Julie,
the guide at Pompallier, demonstrates how the pages of Maori translations
of liturgical writings were set in type. Here she explains why we
call capital letters "upper case" and small letters "lower case."
The capital letters were stored in the "upper" type case seen behind Julie
in this picture, and the small letters in the "lower" case below it.
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We
also saw how the books were bound--a time consuming process with needle
and thread.
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We hiked Maiki,
the hill that had the British flagstaff that Chief Hone Heke chopped down
four times, for a fantastic view of Russell and the surrounding area. View
from Maiki down on Kororareka (Russell) with Matauwhi Bay on left and Russell
Bay on right.
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Capturing
views of Russell, also known as "Kororareka" in Maori, meaning "Sweet Penguin."
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Matauwhi Bay
(pronounced "Mat-ow-fee") where the Larabeck is anchored.
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View of Pahia
and Bay of Islands from Maiki.
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Whimsical
mailbox we saw on our walk back down the hill, made from recycled propane
bottles.
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Larabeck
in Otiao Bay of Urapukapuka Island.
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Urapukapuka
view. Zane Grey had a fishing camp on this island which is now the
tourist ferry stop. There are no automobile roads on the island,
only walking trails.
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Lunch
break on Urapukapuka.
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More
Urapukapuka shoreline.
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Back
on the mainland shore, Larabeck in Oke Bay (near Rawhiti).
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Shortly after
leaving Oke Bay we encountered birds taking a break on the ocean...
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A
little further on our way toward Cape Brett we sailed by Bird Rock.
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Light
house on Cape Brett.
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"Hole
in the Rock" off Cape Brett is a popular destination for tour boats.
We were there early in the morning and had it all to ourselves.
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View
of "Hole in the Rock" from south side.
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Companion
rock to Hole in the Rock.
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Dawn
departure from Tutukaka coast
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Larabeck
in Port Fitzroy on Great Barrier Island.
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Really
creative use of fenders commonly used in the fishing industry.
This little boat was at the Port Fitzroy dinghy dock.
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We
met James, a Kiwi, in the Port Fitzroy campground. He shared fresh
caught snapper with us. It was delicious.
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Waterfall near
Port Fitzroy on Great Barrier.
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Leaving
Port Fitroy bay.
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Arriving
in Auckland Harbor.
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Those
wishing to see New Zealand by water have a number of options through Sail
NZ, here on a America’s Cup racing yacht.
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Historic
customs House in downtown Auckland.
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Approaching
Westhaven Marina, which they tell us has "nearly 2000 boats."
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Westhaven
Marina is home to the Larabeck while we explore Auckland and the
South Island
by car.
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