Monthly Archives: October 2023

Right this is yesterdays blog which I said yesterday that I would do tomorrow. Set off early today to head to Matamata as we are going to…… Yep it’s the film set for Lord of the Rings and I can’t … Continue reading →

Nice late start today as we don’t have to be at the kiwi hatchery until 11:00. Headed into town to find some breakfast after popping over the road to Better Quality Pies for, you guessed it, a pie. Todays was … Continue reading →

Easy day today, 75Km drive to Rotorua and thats that. Nope we decide to go along small side roads just to see where we get to. We’re heading down a great road and see a brown sign for Thermal Area … Continue reading →

Quite start to the day today as we don’t have to be at the boat we are going out on till 10:15 and it’s just a couple of minutes from the lakefront cafes etc. We head into a cafe called … Continue reading →

OK a short drive to Lake Taupo today, perhaps. But first things first after yesterdays excess some serious breakfast is required. We check out and drive a little way to a cafe we have been to before as we know … Continue reading →

Spoiler Alert. This may not be the most coherent blog post I have ever done! There has been a little bit of a communication issue over our tour today but Chris finally manages to speak to Gareth who is running … Continue reading →

Aaarrrggghhh. Ireland vs New Zealand on the TV in our hotel and we have to check out. I manage to watch the Haka and then have to walk to pick up the hire car. Wandering through the centre of Wellington … Continue reading →

Woke up this morning to an absolute storm. 95KPH winds and horizontal rain. We walk towards the pickup point for our tour today and by the time we are close to it our trousers are soaking wet and we think … Continue reading →

Sailing day. Up early enough to go into town and get some breakfast. Now most NZ coffee shops open at 7:00am and judging by the number of people in the one we choose it’s probably the most popular time of … Continue reading →

Short day today, just a 35Km drive to Picton stopping for a brief visit at the Omaka heritage Aviation Museum Left the hotel just after 9:00 with housekeeping already knocking on the door and a 10min drive to the museum. … Continue reading →