Take a cruise on the famous `cream trip` around some of the 144 islands and bays and through the well known `hole in the rock`.
I finally did this on my last trip home and it was great. The weather was fabulous and it was just an idyllic afternoon.
Updated Apr 4, 2011
There are various cruises you can do - the Cream trip has all the highlights of the wonderful Bay of Islands in one day.
Written Feb 25, 2003
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There are various cruises you can do - the Cream trip has all the highlights of the wonderful Bay of Islands in one day.
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