A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Paihia, New Zealand by TravelPod blogger Laurs titled "The Bay of Islands" Laurs’s travel blog entry: "We arrived in The Bay of Islands, which very much resembled the Pirates of the Carribean film set..but alas..no Johnny Depp! We walked for hours and hours to find these blinking mangroves and a waterfall (which was closed) that Sarah wanted to find..didn't have hats or enough sun lotion or water..so just when I was thinking I was gonna have to get my mirror out and signal to the planes as we were so far away from civilisation..we stumbled on a golf course..how random is that!! We then visited Russell on a super speedy ferry and the driver took us to Whengerei falls..Sarah had a panic attack on a rock in the middle of a photo opportunity and out party had to rescue her..while i secured the moment on film..forever!!haha. Following this moment on the rock with Sarah and her high heels..the team thought we should hit a few bars..following this and at one am, very drunk..myself and Sarah attempted the mosquito net..as I insisted it should be up as we were not in the city any longer..Sarah said that we should follow the SAS and adapt, improvise and overcome..we did.(Cause we are well tough West London girls!).which involved me lugging the sofa onto the bed (with a frozen shoulder I might add) and Sarah using a hairbrush as a hammer! We were very proud..Until I climbed into bed and the flipping net came down on me! typical! I ...