NEW ZEALAND | Sunday, 6 Dec 2009 | Views [749]
12-6-2009 Slept ok and had a nice breakfast this AM. Had scrambled eggs with a small side of tomato and mushrooms in addition to the usual NZ breakfast. Weather was not good - overcast and sort of raining. I really enjoyed talking with Jay and Austen ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Saturday, 5 Dec 2009 | Views [303]
12-5-2009 Woke up to a sunny and cloudless day. Put on a short sleeved T-shirt for the second time. Ate breakfast alone; they was one other guest(s?) but they had already eaten. Krissie, the B&B hostess was not home, but she had told me she had ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Tuesday, 1 Dec 2009 | Views [236]
12-1-2009 Awoke to an overcast day, low clouds obscured part of the mountains. No other guests at breakfast and had the usual with a fried egg. The option was there for a full English breakfast, but that didn’t really appeal to me. I got my things together ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Monday, 30 Nov 2009 | Views [288]
11-30-2009 Woke this AM to an overcast sky with the Remarkables totally gone. Had breakfast - no other guests present. No special plans for the day. Put the laundry away and got ready to go. Visited Arrowtown about 20 minutes away, nice shops with ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Sunday, 29 Nov 2009 | Views [237]
11-29-2009 Woke to a sunny day, but more clouds in the sky and more breeze. Had the usual NZ breakfast, no other guests to talk with. There was a couple from S. Africa there, but the man only emerged to ask for an iron. I had forgotten to confirm my ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Saturday, 28 Nov 2009 | Views [325]
11-28-2009 Woke to a rainy morning with fog so dense that I could not see the mountains. This seemed to portend that the helihike would be canceled. However, since I had been told the night before that no final decision would be made until the actual ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Friday, 27 Nov 2009 | Views [242]
11-27-2009 I started the day with the usual NZ breakfast - juice, museli, toast, marmelade, and coffee which I ate with Sandra. We spoke about her children, two daughters one of whom lives in Calgary, Canada, and the other about 30 km away. She shared, ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Thursday, 26 Nov 2009 | Views [181]
Overcast and cool this A.M. Had a bowl of muesli and cup of tea in the little kitchen here (wasan’t going to deal with the little packages of instant coffee.) Visited the botanical gardens, drove to what looked like the entrance on my map which was at ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Wednesday, 25 Nov 2009 | Views [246]
(cormorants) - black and grey. we just floated along for a while - it was such an incredible experience, so peaceful and such a connection with nature. We had to leave just as another large group was coming in. Then we headed south to Anchorage, our ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Tuesday, 24 Nov 2009 | Views [376]
After a muesli breakfast I arrived in Marahua for today’s sea kayak adventure at 8:15. After instruction in how to get in and out of the kayak, how to paddle, how to put on the skirt and life jacket, and how to stow things in and on the kayak, we walked ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Monday, 23 Nov 2009 | Views [237]
Up early to be at the ferry departure point by 7 AM. Started boarding the ferry around 7:30. The campers and large trucks (semi-trailers) were already on board. After the cars boarded the foot passengers came aboard. The ferry had two levels for passengers ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Sunday, 22 Nov 2009 | Views [299]
11-22-2009 Overcast and cool this A.M. Had a bowl of muesli and cup of tea in the little kitchen here (wasan’t going to deal with the little packages of instant coffee.) Visited the botanical gardens, drove to what looked like the entrance on my map ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Friday, 20 Nov 2009 | Views [256]
Woke this AM realizing that I and my garments still smelled of sulfur. Took another shower and think it improved, but not totally. Had my breakfast of instant Oatmores and yoghurt and packed up. Saw Kiri and ended up speaking with her and Martin for ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Thursday, 19 Nov 2009 | Views [308]
Woke this AM realizing that I and my garments still smelled of sulfur. Took another shower and think it improved, but not totally. Had my breakfast of instant Oatmores and yoghurt and packed up. Saw Kiri and ended up speaking with her and Martin for ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Wednesday, 18 Nov 2009 | Views [306]
Woke to a gloomy rainy day. Ate my breakfast of Oatmores and yoghurt and drove into Rotorua. Since the White Island trip had been cancelled, I had not really planned for today,. Not much to do when it is raining and I had already been to the museum, ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Tuesday, 17 Nov 2009 | Views [238]
11-17-2009 After waking up, I collected all my laundry off the wall heaters, showered, and got dressed. As breakfast had not been offered, only tea or coffee, I made some instant coffee (the only option) with enough for my travel mug. It was really awful.... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Monday, 16 Nov 2009 | Views [305]
Started the day with the ostrich egg omelet, more yellow than a chicken egg omelet, but otherwise, no real difference. Then off to Waitomo Adventures for the Tumu Tumu Toobing Adventure, described as a walking, wading, swimming and tubing adventure.... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Sunday, 15 Nov 2009 | Views [369]
I had a much better experience in the AM eating breakfast with Allison and Rodney. We conversed, and I learned about their travels, mostly independent or with the low budget Intrepid Travels. I also learned a bit more about the challenges of raising ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Saturday, 14 Nov 2009 | Views [337]
Started the day chatting with the two Alans at breakfast. One of the Alans is an academic neurologist in Auckland so had the opportunity to learn a bit about NZ healthcare. They were off to Cape Reinga while I was packing up. First stop was the Northland ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Friday, 13 Nov 2009 | Views [254]
Chatted with Nick at breakfast and then off to the Waitangi Treaty Ground where the Maori signed the treaty with the British in the 1840's. Learned more about the Maori culture and history. Visited a nearby town Kerikeri with some New Zealand history, ... Read more >
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