Traveling with Ray Owens
Travel until the wheels fall off!
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Today was our last day of the Viking post extension trip. It has been a very good trip. Tomorrow most of the people are heading back to their home. We have another two weeks of fun before we get home. Today was a fun day all around. Our day began with a ferry ride to…
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Another lovely day in paradise. We had breakfast in the hotel in Taupo. Breakfast for me has coffee as the most important ingredient. Actually it is the only ingredient. I have been sorely disappointed by the performance of the Hilton coffee machines. I can’t get a decent cup of coffee. In fact I can’t get…
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I have an idea. Let’s get in a coach and drive an hour and a half around the shore of Lake Taupo, the largest lake in New Zealand at 238 square miles. Not all that big, but they are pretty proud. Then we drive to the base of a volcano Waikato and then walk up…
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Yesterday was a day at sea. So in summary, we ate, we played cards, we had cultural experience with a group of Māori dancers and performers. It was similar to when I was chief the other day but a bit more humor. And we packed our suitcases. Today we said goodbye to our lovely friends…
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Today the morning began with a bit of a lay in. We did not arrive in our port until around 10:00. Consequently, no popping out of bed at the crack of dawn. Tauranga port is where we docked. It is located in the Bay of Plenty and it is a lovely town with white sand…
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Today’s excursion for Frank, Jeanette and me is a trip to a goat dairy and sheep station. Penny said she had seen the sheep dogs work and she opted to ride a train in the city. Frank and I thought we are sheep shearing experts, since we have seen one done a couple of days…
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Yesterday I was pretty certain the WOW factor of visiting New Zealand had reached its pinnacle. Yet today was right up there with its wow-ness. We find ourselves in the capital city of New Zealand, Wellington. One of the main streets in Wellington is right over the main fault line of the area. They experience…
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The days just keep getting better and better. This morning Frank, Jeanette, Penny and I had the grand experience of riding through the beautiful farmland of the southern island of New Zealand to arrive at a lovely sheep farm that was built in the 1880s. Mary, the farmer’s wife, greeted us. We were given a…
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We arrived in New Zealand for another “Wow, I can’t believe we are here!” moment. This truly has been a marvelous experience. I have been so very privileged in my life. I have visited place that as a child I never dreamed I would get to see: standing on the Great Wall of China, experiencing…
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Day 18 January 31, 2025 sailing the Tasmania Sea I actually had the gumption to go to the health center and do some resistance training. I did not do any cardio training. I figured I got enough of that by taking the stairs up and down. It was a relaxed day. There were cards to…
Traveling with Ray Owens 