We sent wine expert, columnist and
presenter Olly Smith to the Bay of
Islands to sample one of our five-night
'Travel Less, See More' itineraries
was up early to take a trip to see the dolphins.
If the conditions are right you can get in the
water and swim with them, but on this trip we
were lucky enough to see a baby dolphin, which
precluded taking a dip. I will treasure the memory of just
seeing so many of them jumping, diving and splashing
off the gloriously green coastline though.
Heading ashore, with the rest of the day ahead,
I took the local car ferry to Paihia for my stay at The
Sanctuary, which is run by Yogi, Glynnis and Charlie
the spaniel. The view over the woodland to the shore is
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