NEW ZEALAND | Wednesday, 12 Oct 2011 | Views [1078]
Oct. 11th - Today we were planning to spend in Okahune, a ski town at the base of Mt Ruapehu, but the weather forecast of rain and gale force winds for tomorrow caused us to unplug the van and head north. We skirted the western shore of Lake Taupo and ... Read more >
Tags: australia, france, martinborough, quarterfinals, rugby world cup, south africa, wales, wellington
NEW ZEALAND | Monday, 3 Oct 2011 | Views [984]
October 3rd: The Rugby World Cup pool matches are over. The past 2 days we were in Wellington to witness the upset of the tournament (Tonga over France 19-14) on Saturday and New Zealand’s 12 try romp over Canada (79-15) on Sunday. This morning we drove ... Read more >
Tags: martinborough, palmerston north, rugby world cup, shannon, wellington
UNITED KINGDOM | Wednesday, 21 Sep 2011 | Views [742]
Frosty First Day of Kiwi Spring Departing Napier on a cold, blustery, rainy day, we decided to while away a couple hours touring the Hastings wineries. One tasting led to another and before we knew it our credit card was a few ... Read more >
Tags: dannevirke, martinborough, napier, rugby world cup, vineyards, wine
