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Museum, Taupo, Golf
... fees. You put your money in an envelope and drop it in a lock box. It cost $10. They had sets of rental clubs sitting outside so we just helped ourselves to those. They even had a left handed set for Diane. We thought we were all set and then realized that we didn't have any golf balls or tees. Luckily two gentlemen showed up that had just finished playing so we hit them up for some balls and tees. They were very gracious and generous and we were so excited about golfing that ...
It's rainy up North
... times, we still have those! And there was a good section on the relationship with the UK and the royal family and how it had changed over time. Rob very much enjoyed hoisting the Union Jack flag to the familiar hum of God Save the Queen in the background. Hannah was a bit museumed out by this point so we headed off to Cuba Street, which is a street filled with independent shops and cafes, a really fun place to be. We stopped off at Fidel's on ...
Napier: die Weingegend Hawke's Bay
... Weingut „Mission Estate“, einem wunderschönen weißen Herrenhaus am Ende einer langen Pappelallee. Auch hier, in edlen Ambiente, gibt es wieder etwas zu Essen, es handelt sich schließlich um eine „Wine and Dine“-Tour: das Dessert ist ausgezeichnet, dazu gibt es einen ganz hervorragenden Dessertwein des Weinguts. Der Abend ist wirklich sehr nett, Mark und Nina zwei sehr witzige und normale Leute, und auch Colin hat einigen Spaß. ...
Sailing down the NZ East Coast
... It’s motivating and we scrubbed the boat just that little bit
harder after we had tied up. We got showered with compliments.
Mithrandir is flashy enough to hold her own tied up between all the big super yachts in Aucklands Viaduct. In a funny way we made the opposite kind of splash . We got compliments there too mostly because normal people could align our size boat with the one in their dreams. Not Thalia, Imagine, Silvertip ...
Elephant Hill
Efter frukost så gick vi till fish and bikes och hyrde varsin cykel, därefter bar det iväg till Elephant Hill vingård. Cykeltiden gick genom äppellundar och längs med stilla havskusten, men framför allt genom koängar. Med Cape Kidnappers framför oss och havets ...

