On May 12, Jody flew to Hamilton on the North Island to conduct interviews at local schools. On May 14, I took a 9 hour bus trip to Hamilton to join her. It was a delightful trip through the bottom part of New Zealand's North Island, traveling north from Wellington to Hamilton. On the way I again passed many of the same sites we saw on our last road trip to Taupo. Our brief stay in Hamilton included a walk through their botanical gardens which were quite extensive and included areas devoted to different countries. The Fall colors were simply fantastic to these colour-starved eyes used to mostly nothing but green in Sarasota, Florida.
I love a country filled with whimsy and an appreciation for Lewis Carroll.