Monthly Archives: October 2023

Another shortie. Got up, had breakfast and watched the RWC final in a room full of vocal Kiwis, drove to Aukland airport in appalling weather, checked in, boarded plane went to sleep, woke up in San Francisco.

This will be the shortest post to date. Got up, watched the Rugby on the big screen over breakfast 👏 did the washing, repacked the suitcases, had a shower, went out to eat, had some amazing oysters, wrote blog, went … Continue reading →

Very close activity today. It turns out the Waitingi Treaty Grounds are literally right next door to the hotel. Now the Waitingi Treaty is the treaty signed between the Maori leaders and the British in 1800s. Just a potted summary. … Continue reading →

Drive north today to Waitangi. looks like a 3.30 -4.00 hour drive. The drive out of Aukland is a wakeup call to what driving in the UK is like, Loads of traffic, manic drivers, ho hum 😖. When we are … Continue reading →

Aukland, Weta Workshop 😁👏 Somewhere I really want to go to. We need to get a cab as, guess what, it’s raining. We arrive a little early but theres plenty of stuff to look at and some of the models … Continue reading →

Ok this will be a really short blog tonight. Set off about 10:00 this morning to drive to Aukland about 4hrs 30mins the way that we decide to go which is back around the Coromandel Peninsular which is a very … Continue reading →

I think this will be a short post today. We had a light breakfast in our villa today. The reason for mentioning this will become apparent later. Headed into town to join our boat as we have a boat trip … Continue reading →

Sunday and absolutely nothing planned. I think this really is the first day where we don’t have to travel and we don’t have an organised activity to go to and if the truth be known we are a: ready for … Continue reading →