Leaving on time!
November 9, 2022 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 14 °CHeading off soon. I took some photos of the vege garden which is looking good with a lot of new plantings - thought it would be interesting to see how much has grown in 2 weeks.
Heading off soon. I took some photos of the vege garden which is looking good with a lot of new plantings - thought it would be interesting to see how much has grown in 2 weeks.
It was a long drive, but we knew that. We left close to the time we had planned, and that is a rare thing for us. Checked that the garden watering system had worked - packed the car and off.
We were aRead more
We went today to the Sculptureum near Matakana - I was the only one who hadn't visited this place and we decided that today would likely be the finest day for the next 3/4 days. And it is a superRead more
It was a wet and windy night and Mark recorded 60 mls over night, but no puddles for an elevated section.
We had put together a wet day list of activities that included axe throwing, gocarting, artRead more
A day late but never mind. Loading this from the balcony of the Duke of Marlborough in Russell. It's been a balmy 25 degrees since we arrived at about 3.
So back to Saturday, it was like most SaturdayRead more
Yes it was a great day - lovely mild morning with sun and calm. Went down to a street cafe and had bagels and coffee - sat in the sun - the bagels were great but the coffee just average. Had a wanderRead more
We got up, not too early and readied to pack and check out of the that lovely hotel. The day was overcast and packed the car and drove to a cafe called OSO - having pastries and great coffee. It hadRead more
Well we've now been to the very southern part of NZ, Slope Point and the very northern at Cape Reinga.
We chose today as it look like the best chance of a fine day, given what we could see of theRead more
Yesterday we decided to take a drive to Karikari peninsula and explore some of the beaches. Made our way to the town centre and drove down Tokerau beach - there was rows of beach houses along a longRead more