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Swimming with Wild Dolphins in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
On Day 4 of our December 2017 honeymoon, we woke up extra early so that we could be at the marina by 8am to meet our ship captain for our next adventure: swimming with wild dolphins. As soon as we located our captain, Paul, he informed us that no one else had booked the tour that day, so we would have the boat to ourselves! The boat itself was lovely—a large catamaran with a cabin area inside and a large bow in the front for us to sit and enjoy the views. We pulled out of the harbor around 8:30am and headed straight towards the open ocean. Matt and I…
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Tauranga/Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
As we climbed, Matt and I heard thunder over the ocean, and a rainstorm immediately poured down on us. The foliage, however, was so dense and thick with ferns, palm trees, pohutukawa trees, and other greenery, that we barely felt the rain.
