This tiny village of picturesque homes and shops could be a quaint backwater somewhere in rural England or northern France. But we’re halfway around the world from them.
As our tender from Seabourn Cruises’ Seabourn Encore arrived at the tiny, wooden pier of Akaroa, New Zealand, the greeting couldn’t have been heartier, no matter where in the world it was.
“Welcome to Middle Earth,” a jolly fellow said as he helped us out of the tender. “Just call me Hammond.”
Read it all in The Cruisington Times