What a day today has been. We started out from Kerikeri and while enroute to Waitangi we stopped for some quick pictures at the Haruru Falls. What a beautiful sight that was! Then on to Waitangi which is the site of the signing of the Treaty between the Maori and the English. This is a very informative center and we took our group picture in many locations throughout the grounds including the one posted here which shows us in front of a war canoe that requires 80 paddlers. From Waitangi we travelled a short distance to the St James Church where we were given a lesson on the history of it and then down the hill to the Stone Store (pictured here) which is the oldest building in New Zealand. We were treated to a very comprehensive guided tour of the grounds. We took a short supper break with our host families and then we met back up at 6:30pm to head out to Ian Candy's farm on the edge of the Puketi Forest where he took us on a two mile hike up into the forest where we were able to explore many wondrous things. I have posted a picture I took, after dark, of the underside of the silver fern. It reflects the light back from its silvery fronds when you use a flash. There were many other pictures taken thoughout this busy day and I am sure some of my fellow team members will share those as well. Tomorrow we meet our new hosts in Dargaville and begin the next leg of our journey. By the way, we have been thrilled to hear from many of our hosts here in Kerikeri that our presentation to their club was very professional, they really enjoyed it and it left them wanting to learn more about Iowa. 
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