Beach picnic and Jazz night
2月7日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
You just can't do justice to the landscape here. The scenery is vast. Rabbit Island is a wide beach and sand dune fringed but not enclosed by two mountain ranges. All we have managed here is holidayもっと詳しく
Sunny Saturday in Nelson
2月8日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We woke to beautiful blue skies. Rob and David ran the parkrun. 8. 00am start! The mayor of Nelson, Nick Smith, was lucky enough to have his photo taken with Rob. Sue and I had the best coffee atもっと詳しく
Chilled Music in Nelson.
2月9日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
A day of relaxation and good music. Starting with Sue's Community Chuch, featuring a worship band and a message on thankfulness and prayer. We were back in Founders Park in the afternoon for aもっと詳しく
Malborough Sound and Picton
2月10日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
We were sad to leave Sue and David this morning. They have made us so welcome and really aided my recovery. Lots of healthy meals, rest, and just the right level of exercise and entertainment. Thankもっと詳しく
Picton to Wellington
2月11日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
We left the campsite before daybreak to catch the Picton to Wellington ferry. A grey and chilly day, but we still stayed on deck to enjoy the views of Malborough Sound and coming into Wellingtonもっと詳しく
Wellington and Weta workshop
2月12日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
Had a nice breakfast at Rhiannon, Dylan and Bryn's. ( the latter being their retired Greyhound). We then went to Weta Workshops where most of the weapons and actors masks etc were made for the Lord ofもっと詳しく
Lake Taupo
2月13日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
A long day of driving to Lake Taupo with great views all the way. We rerouted to Highway 4 because Highway 1 is closed for a few months. The region around the waterfall was a geological mystery to me.もっと詳しく
Lake Ohakuri
2月14日〜16日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
A short walk above lake Taupo and a swim before setting off for the next campsite. Stopped off at Huka Falls on the way. The next stop was very remote and had kayaking, natural hot pools lovely walksもっと詳しく
Rotorua
2月16日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
A visit to Te Puia in Rotorua was worthwhile for views of the geysers, mud pools and fumeroles. Also learnt of the Maori stone and wood carving and flax weaving. A quick walk to Lake Rotorua near theもっと詳しく
Tauranga
2月17日〜18日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Tauranga was wet and windy on Monday with spectacular seas as we circuited the base of Mount Maunganui. The purpose of the trip was to have my wrist checked out in the hospital. All is going well, andもっと詳しく
Cathedral Cove and Hot Water Beach
2月19日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
We started at Shakespeare's Cliff, looking into Cooks Beach, where he viewed the transit of Mercury across the sun as a means of firmly identifying the longitude at this point. Every day is a schoolもっと詳しく
Cooks Beach to Whangamata
2月20日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
A final walk and paddle on Cooks Beach before setting off. (First 2 photos). We walked through a pine forest to Opoutere beach, eating our picnic lunch in the shade of the trees. Rob had a swimもっと詳しく
Whangamata with Pamo and Col.
2月21日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
An early start for a walk on the extensive beach at Whangamata. Very wise as the sun soon heated everything up. Its harbour area was very sheltered and the beach has an estuary at both ends. Treeもっと詳しく
Uretiti
2月22日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Saturday started with Rob doing Whangamata parkrun which only had about 70 runners and he came 28th. It was hard work as 90% on soft grass. We then sadly hugged farewell to Pam and Col, who had lookedもっと詳しく
Bay of Islands Day 1
2月23日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Our early start from Uretiti gave us a full day in the Bay of Islands. We visited the Treaty Grounds at Waitangi. A well organised and informative tour. There are so many views and interpretations onもっと詳しく
Bay of Island Day 2
2月24日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
A breakfast with sunrise at our campsite in Paihia. It was a stunning day for our Bay of Islands boat cruise. This included a trip out to the Hole in the Rock island, sight of two bottle nosedもっと詳しく
Auckland for a rest!
2月25日〜27日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
The toilets of Kawakawa. Something (but I'm not sure what) to behold. We travelled to Auckland down the west coast in one long morning. Finally, and for half an hour, we caught up with Laurie and Ava.もっと詳しく
Kaohsiung Taiwan
2月28日〜3月2日, 台湾 ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
A long day of travel brought us to Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan to visit David, Rena, and Rena's parents, Eugene and Maria. On Saturday, Eugene very kindly drove us to a Buddhist temple on theもっと詳しく
Sunday day trip
3月2日〜8日, 台湾 ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Maria and Eugene took us all to visit Tainan, the city where Rena was born. The Dutch East India Company built a fort here in the 1630s. More recently, it became a school. The cinema is a very old oneもっと詳しく
Southwest Coast Taiwan
3月3日, 台湾 ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Maria drove us down the southwest coast. After a lunch stop, we visited a cocoa farm. We had a very interesting demonstration of cocoa production, expertly interpreted by Rena. Taiwan produces veryもっと詳しく
South East Taiwan
3月4日, 台湾 ⋅ 🌧 25 °C
An early start past what looked like the setting of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' and into Kening National Park with botanical and geological interest. (Volcanic and limestone) There were greatもっと詳しく
Rice Fields and Tea Experience
3月5日, 台湾 ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
A day of many experiences. New landscapes, much laughter, learning and relaxation. After a cup of coffee among the "straw" animals ( amonsgst which I found my Penguin!), we moved on and picked up ourもっと詳しく
Returning to Kaohsiung
3月6日, 台湾 ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
We left the peace and serenity of the Royal Spa Hotel. The Museum of Pre History at Taitung informed and entertained us before our journey back to Kaohsiung. We had a tasty and entertaining sushi mealもっと詳しく
Taipei, our last day
3月7日, 台湾 ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Our final day in Taiwan, in the capital Taipei. It was great to share the time with Maria. We took the MTR and bus to the Palace Museum. It contains many Chinese treasures, There were loads ofもっと詳しく






















































































































































































































































































































旅行者I knew you'd have a jazzy sling to match before too long! Xx
旅行者Sounds like a perfect day x
旅行者
Great photo