New Zealand

Saturday 13th December

Friday 12th December We took a drive to Waihi via Paeroa.  They have a few antique shops – I invested in another old lock for my collection.. Waihi is a

Thursday 11th December We woke to rain this morning.  We are staying in a lovely A Frame apartment on the waterfront in the town of Thames, the first and largest

Wednesday 10th December We woke to a beautiful morning in Doubtless Bay.  After a walk along the beach we headed off on a long drive.  Our aim was to reach

Tuesday 9th December 2014 Today we took a Dune Rider adventure to the very tip of NZ – Cape Reinga.  We started the day with a few tame activities.  We

Monday 8th December We drove from Paihia to Mangonui via Kerikeri.  Mangonui is a very sleepy fishing village in Doubtless Bay.  We have a great beachfront apartment overlooking the Bay

Sunday 7th December Another beautiful day on the water.  How could we resist.  We woke to a warm, calm, fine day.  So decided to make the most of it and

Friday 5th December Another very relaxed start to the day.  We drove to the next bay north of Tutukaka and walked out to the lighthouse.  As suggested this walk needs

Thursday 4th December We finally bid farewell to Algies Bay and drove north to  Tutukaka via the scenic route. Although everywhere seems to be a scenic route in New Zealand.

Monday 1st December 2014 We picked up a hire car from the airport and drove north out of Auckland to Warkworth.  With no real plan in mind we have ended

29 – 30 November 2014 After a long day of traveling and some delays in leaving Brisbane we arrived into Auckland in the early hours of Saturday morning. We had