My first outing away from the city was to Te Awamutu and Hamilton with Sunny and Col for a local farmers market experience. They have a new business called the Good Stuff Food Co. which consists of tasty homemade goodies like hummus, brownies, dukkah, and flavored pretzels. Later that evening was my first go at a night out with the kiwis and lets just say the next morning was rough... one of the worst recovery days I've had in a VERY long time! Their ability to consume beverages is impressive and no joke (note to self).My next trip took me to the stunning Bay of Islands with coincidentally, an old coworker who has recently relocated from SF to NZ. We went sailing for the day on the "Gungha II," a 65 foot yacht that made us feel like rockstars for the day. Phenomenal and surreal... as we glided through the turquoise blue waters, then sailed through a school of playful bottlenose dolphins (apparently some of the largest in the world) which swam under and around our boat, and jumped in the air to top off their oceanarium like performance.
So from one bay to another, I ended up heading to a sweet little art deco town in Hawke's Bay called Napier. Great quaint, loungy place and also home to much of NZ's wineries. I went for a wine tasting tour and was joined by 3 Irish girls and a couple from Scotland = a pretty good time.
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