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Back in the U.S. of A
Priority: Can't live without it
Added: 2015-08-12 by another contributor
A six-hour layover in LA prompted me to check out the USO. After my long flight it was absolutely delicious to take a shower. As a Navy retiree, I have taken little advantage of those services.

Leaving Middle Earth
Priority: Can't live without it
Added: 2015-08-12 by another contributor

Rotorua + August 11 Gondola and luge!
Priority: Can't live without it
Added: 2015-08-12 by another contributor

Rotorua + August 11 Polynesian Spa
Priority: Can't live without it
Added: 2015-08-12 by another contributor
The town takes advantage of the natural hot mineral springs. They soak in it, keep warm with it, and power their electronics from it. This particular spa claims to be in the top ten. I do believe NM Pagosa Springs can hold its own. Aaah, excuse me while I unwind.

Rotorua + August 10- Maori village
Priority: Can't live without it
Added: 2015-08-12 by another contributor
We spent the evening learning about the native culture, being entertained and chowing down.

Rotorua + August 10
Priority: Really want it
Added: 2015-08-12 by another contributor
Made it to Middle Earth!! The Hobbit was my favorite novel as a teenager so many decades ago.

Waiheke Island Aug 8 zipline
Priority: Really want it
Added: 2015-08-12 by another contributor
Found something to do! Ooh my.. First of three.

Waiheke Island Aug 8
Priority: Really want it
Added: 2015-08-09 by another contributor
We took the ferry. Then looked for something to do.

My. Eden volcanic crater
Priority: Like it a lot
Added: 2015-08-09 by another contributor
I wanted to slide down until I got close and saw the ridges

My. Eden with Emma
Priority: Like it a lot
Added: 2015-08-09 by another contributor
It trained but we persevered to the top. Found a tea room cafe for lease. I could go back into the restaurant business!

Rainbow at the end of the day
Priority: Like it a lot
Added: 2015-08-06 by another contributor
My day at the museum began sunny, but as I trekked back to home base I encountered "rain". More like a heavy mist. I enjoyed the rainbow resulting, even as I ducked for shelter. I learned the hard way.. Don't leave home without your umbrella!

Day 4 Memorial Museum
Priority: Like it a lot
Added: 2015-08-06 by another contributor
This one packs it all in. I learned Kiwi History, Maori culture, New Zealand war stats, natural history, and learned what to do in the case of a volcano eruption! New Zealand is on top of several volcanos and bisected by the edges of two tectonic plates pulling away from each other. The last volcanic eruption was 600 years ago, but they are not extinct.