Whispering sands beachfront motel
2022年11月19日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Our home for the third night. A bit squishy in our apartment with the fold out couch and a portable bed pressed into service. It’s right on the beach though with lovely views.Today was a fabulousもっと詳しく
China Palace Restaurant
2022年11月19日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
Dinner tonight is Chinese. The food was delicious and service great. We ended up here because it seems that the kitchens in the pubs closed at 7:30 (on a Saturday!!?) BTW it seems that GISBORNE (orもっと詳しく
Gisborne
2022年11月20日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
A sunny Sunday morning in Gisborne. This was the first place in NZ that captain Cook landed in 1769. He left empty handed and called it ‘poverty bay’. The Cook connection seems to have produced aもっと詳しく
Te Reinga Falls
2022年11月20日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Falls! Just stacks of water on a wild river. Fortunate that it wasn’t used for a hydroelectric project.
I had a small mishap getting there - stopped my bike on a slope then the bike and I fellもっと詳しく
Wairoa
2022年11月20日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Lunch and refuel…. Not very salubrious
Taupo - Great Lakes Stays
2022年11月20日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
This Airbnb is home for 2 nights. Five bedrooms and very comfy. Rain (heavy!) for the last 1/2 hr of the ride in.
Dinner was at the Lucky Lizard Bar & Grill…. I had lamb shank - delicious.
South Waikato
2022年11月21日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Quick footprint - photo with Māori carvings
Putaruru
2022年11月21日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Anothe quick footprint to mark the route.
Hobbiton movie set - tour entry
2022年11月21日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
A terrific experience. Well organised, good guide, fun time. See if you can pick the fake tree with plastic leaves.
Green Dragon inn
2022年11月21日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
The Green Dragon inn is the last stop on the tour. A complimentary beverage - I had the ‘Oak Barton’ stout brewed specially for Hobbiton.
Rotorua thermal park - Kuirua park
2022年11月21日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
The public park in the centre of Rotorua. Hot pools, boiling mud, lots of steam.
Junction cafe - Rotorua
2022年11月21日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Out of the rain!! Sacred grounds coffee made in Taupo. The last coffee of the day…
Huka falls
2022年11月21日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
This time just the water was falling or crashing past the rock walls.
Taupo 2 - updated
2022年11月22日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
I have been remiss in not giving some description of Lake Taupo. This lake is the largest freshwater lake in Australasia with a surface area of over 600 square kilometres. (About 6 times the size ofもっと詳しく
Chatue Tongariro hotel / Whakapapa ski f
2022年11月22日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Our first view of snow in NZ on one of the volcanoes in the area - Mt. Ruapehu. Others close by are Mt. Ngauruhoe and Mt. Tongariro.
Whakapapa ski field. Scoria plain leads up to this and the wholeもっと詳しく
Taumarunui
2022年11月22日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Pop in fuel. Continue towards lunch venue
Whangamomona republic
2022年11月22日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Whangamōmona is famous for its rich frontier history. Frustrated with local councils, residents declared it ‘The Republic of Whangamōmona’ in 1989, and held their own presidential elections. Iもっと詳しく
Stratford
2022年11月22日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Turn here to head for New Plymouth . Those not covered putting on ‘wets’. This marked the end of the “Forgotten World Highway”. An amazing piece of road it had everything - lots of corners,もっと詳しく
Belt rd seaside holiday park
2022年11月22日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
New Plymouth…. Right on the beach… really seaside. Lots of rain so took an Uber into town for dinner at the “crowded house “. Moor hens around look a bit like the purple hens on Phillipもっと詳しく
Piopoi
2022年11月23日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
The fat pigeon cafe for morning tea…..,
A boysenberry danish for Nick!
Waitomo caves
2022年11月23日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
The caves have many glow worms bit there is too much water in the river to run the 45 min tour .. so no go! Looked around the museum instead… lots of interesting information.
Raglan
2022年11月23日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Fuel up … the price is still at about $2.60 a litre and it eats into the money.
Lookout - Raglan beach
2022年11月23日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Big wide bay. Raglan is a surf town. The Raglan surf life saving club is on this beach
Verandahs - Auckland
2022年11月23日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Back where we started 2000+ kms ago. Staying at Verandahs again. Late to get here today about 7:30pm so straight out to dinner at Dante’s Pizzeria.
Auckland - rainy morning
2022年11月24日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
Off we go again… a bit wet but probably fining up later.































































































