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Wedding day: T Minus 1 day and counting…. So today some of the wedding party are doing a zip-wire! In the opinion of some, that’s a very brave thing to do the day before the wedding. However, we have a few hours before then so the ‘trip-trio’ now newly expanded to the ‘Fantastic Fivesome’ are…
Today we leave the beautiful Walnut Box and headed for Waiheke Island. As you are aware, the whole reason our amazing adventure came about was the invitation to see the lovely Zoe and Michael tie the knot on this beautiful island. This is now just a couple of days away. But before then we need…
Day 25 and we say farewell to our base for the last 2 days in the Tongariro National Park. But before we head north toward our next stop, we detour to the next cul-de-sac to have a quick look at the ‘historic station’. A place still used in the winter to ferry in the hoards…
But we will start with the high of the mountain. Today we are booked in for afternoon tea at New Zealand’s longest gondola ride and highest restaurant – the SkyWaka gondola. This rides up 2020m to mount Ruapehu, which is a haven for skiers in the winter months. Fortunately for us the sun in shining.…
Today we travel to Tongariro National Park via Taupo and another amazing experience of seeing the Maori rock carvings on the side of lake Taupo. The carvings were actually done in the 70s by Matahi Whakataka-Brightwell and a team of artists over 4 years – so not that old. We were booked on a sunset…
Greetings! we are in Napier, the Art Deco town of New Zealand. A good deal of Napier was destroyed in an earthquake in 1931 and was rebuilt in the Art Deco style of the 1930s and it’s fabulous! We also happened to be there on the anniversary of the earthquake so the town was having…
Today we visited Zealandia, a native wildlife ecosanctuary. A predator-proof area of 225 hectares to protect endangered New Zealand species. Although, we were a bit concerned when we arrived and parked the car…. Zealandia is a great place to spend a few hours wandering through the many paths and come across lots of birds and…
Today we got to explore the capital city of New Zealand, Wellington. This is very different from anything we experienced on the South Island. It’s a very modern city lots of great architecture, both new and old. We head down to the water front And then we thought we would get a bit of culture…
It’s another glorious morning as we leave Blenheim and head for Picton, our final journey on the south island. It’s only a half hour to Picton and the first stop is to find where we get the ferry from. Found! so it’s time for a coffee shop. Today is another first as It’s the first…
It’s 8.15am, we have nothing planned for the morning. We actually have nothing planned until 3pm but it’s 8.15am and there is movement. Julie is also wake and wants a cup of tea…. please (big smiley face). I put the kettle. Lynn has already had a shower and is sat on the settee…. smiling. Today…
Batham Life 