Feb 10 evening

Waitangi: peaceful and harmonious. ... Big flagpole with three flags: NZ, UK, and the United Tribal flag, which had been used by the NZ missionaries beforehand. ... Where can I buy one of those?

I could sense the history as I stood at the beach. It's where the English rowed up to sign the treaty.

A nice sunset tonight, watched from a table beside our hotel, wine glasses in hand. Pink clouds, pink water, one lit from below, one reflecting above. Reminder to all amateur photographers: the flash doesn't help for objects several miles away.

Whoever designed the shower faucet that links temperature to water pressure should be shot. ... Tomorrow, the airport! Our last night in NZ!