Finally, on my last day in Northlands – I took the Fullers Cream Trip. A long time ago (in a galaxy far fa – no – in New Zealand actually) the islands in the Bay Of Islands started dairy farming. They needed a boat to come around the islands and collect the milk and cream (and drop off supplies, collect mail etc) and so the Cream Trip started.
Again, lucky with both the size of the group and the guide (Andrew this time).. we saw rays, all sorts of fish, penguins, two pods of dolphins..
If anyone is feeling rich – this small island was recently put up for sale.
It didn’t reach the price they wanted, so it’s still up for grabs. And no, I didn’t find out (did ask) how much it was going for.. There are some very rich people with holiday homes around here – though fortunately most of the islands are either NZ owned, or state owned.. which isn’t always (sadly) the way of nice NZ property.. :(
So yes, went cruising around the bay
we went out as far as The Hole in the Rock (Cape Brett) so big that you can steer a boat through it. Apparently a boat got stuck in there once.. and even more incredibly (to me) the entire cave can fill up with water in a big swell. That’s insane… it’s HUGE.
Met some lovely ozzies on the boat though, from Brisbane (where I fly into Oz) so that’s kinda cool.. maybe even with climbing contacts..
Then back to get my plane. It was the smallest commercial plane I’ve ever been on – everyone had a window seat ;) But it was good to be back in ChCh and see my breath again! (oh it is cold here! why don’t kiwis believe in insulation and central heating..)
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