Rapaura Gardens Day 14
Saturday 5th April 2025 Day 14 Rapaura Gardens The day has dawned and it is fine once again. We ventured out for a drive up the coast to Coromandel Town. Not a lot to se
Rapaura Gardens Day 13
Friday 4th April 2025 Day 13 Rapaura Gardens The weather has closed in. It started raining at midnight and has not stopped. We had been expecting this and its why we w
Waihi – Rapaura Gardens, Coromandel Peninsula. Day 12
Thursday 3rd April 2025 Day 12 Waihi – Rapaura Gardens, Coromandel Peninsula We drove out of Waihi and headed north along the Peninsula stopping for a coffee at Whangama
Waihi Day 11
Wednesday 2nd April 2025 Day 11 – Waihi Geoff’s second day of training at Oceana Gold office. After dropping him off for an 8am start I ventured out into a somewhat gl
Waihi Day 10
Tuesday 1st April 2025 Day 10 – Waihi Had to set an alarm for 6am (ouch) to be sure Geoff got to work on time today. It was his first day of delivering QAQC training for the ge
Rotorua – Hobbiton – Waihi. Day 9
Monday 31st March 2025 Day 9 Rotorua – Hobbiton – Waihi Checked out of our accommodation at the Lake Lodge B&B and took a short drive along the lakeside before driving
Napier – Rotorua. Day 8
Sunday 30th March 2025 Day 8 Napier – Rotorua We made an earlier start today and made our way towards Rotorua with a breakfast stopover at Lake Tapou. With full bellies we ma
Napier Day 7
Saturday 29th March 2025 Day 7 Napier After a leisurely sleep in we attended to our laundry and partook of a delicious breakfast at Café on Tennyson. My eggs with mushrooms we
Southward Car Museum. Day 5
Thursday 27th March 2025 Day 5 Wellington – Southward Car Museum We drove 40 minutes northwest of Wellington to Paraparaumu waterfront and took breakfast at the 2 Fat Chefs. Af
Wellington – Weta Workshops. Day 4
Wednesday 26th March 2025 Day 4 Wellington – Weta Workshops We drove to the eastern side of the Wellington, through the tunnel where everyone toots their car horns, up t
New Plymouth – Wellington. Day 3
Tuesday 25th March 2025 Day 3 New Plymouth – Wellington Our self-contained unit at One Burgess Hill turned out to be just right. It overlooks the Waiwhakaiho River, but