Aqua Lodge Napier

... Seven months on oak. Blackcurrant crumble on the nose! Sweet fruit with peppery notes. Soft blackcurrant fruit and long on the palette. <br><br>2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve - 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc, 7% Merlot. Cassis with a touch of spice on the nose. Good rich fruity palette. Firm, ripe tannins and long finish.<br><br>2007 Late Harvest Semillon - Some botrytis characteristics. Hints of butterscotch when poured with ...

<br>There has been no more chestnut packing, nor will there be as I HAVE MADE A DECISION. I'm going back! <br><br>I'm off to Mt. Manganui, which is so close to Tauranga as to be almost in it, so despite having already lived there I'm going back to hopefully earn so money picking Kiwi Fruit. <br><br>I did say I stay for a month packing chestnuts but the thing about Catherine not bothering to show up on Thursday is that I ...

After the action-packed few days in Rotorua, I was excited to head down the North Island coast to an area called Hawke's Bay, well-known for their beaches and wines - a perfect combination for me! I decided to stay in a town called Napier, which would have the best access to both. On the bus from Rotorua, I met a Canadian girl about my age, also traveling alone. We started chatting and sharing experiences. She was following an itinerary set up by one of the biggest ...

... both went for their reserve C******nay, which we thought was excellent. Starting to feel the effects of the wine, we decided we should eat here and had an excellent meal. It was an overcast day and not too hot but warm enough to sit outside to eat. Steve had had another glass of wine with his meal so Jayne drove in the afternoon and we returned to our hotel via a ...

... the summer. it's got a nice walkway by the water, awesome ice cream stands, the national aquarium (got to see TWO kiwi birds), and a marine land! SWEET AS BRO! We're in the vineyard region on the North Island, so we might stop in for a few tastings...not quite sure how I'll handle wine. I don't think my taste buds are that refined. HA! but we'll see AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SIX MONTHS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In the morning we did a 2 hr hike to the Pinnicles which are some cliffs that eroded into cool pillars. After that we drove to the southern-most point of the North Island, Cape Palliser. On the way we stopped to see the only seal only on the North Island. They were all just laying on the beach and in the grass right on the side of the road. We literally just stopped the car and stepped out and were like 5 feet from the fur ...

... een dolle om me heen springt, kwam me erg vreemd voor. Na een heerlijk laatste avondmaal met jacobsschelpen (Hans' specialiteit, zo zegt hj zelf), was het vrijdag tijd m weer op de bus te stappen. Nog even mocht ik een laatste poging doen om een Magpie neer te schieten met een luchtbuks, maar de beestjes waren slim genoeg om ver uit de buurt te blijven. Met Juma, Hans en Sandy in de auto werd ik naar het hotel gereden, om daar afscheid te nemen. Ik mag hier altijd terugkomen, zeiden ze....

... is lovely but there wasn't really much to do or see there so we headed back down to Rotorua. We decided at the beginning of the trip to try and not drive the same road twice so that way we are getting to see loads of the country! Back in Rotorua, we went looking for a place to pitch our tent for the night, only to be told that there was a massive reggae festival on that weekend and were we serious that we hadn't booked a campsite?!!!! We're pretty much free on ...

... restaurant is open it will only have a couple of tables occupied. The supermarkets are, however, hopping. This does not seem to be a culture of restaurant goers.) So that's what we're up to. We're finding our way to an internet cafe every few days, making lists of things to look up on the internet in between (like what's a stoat, and how did they get to New Zealand? and is the NZ budget surplus free of debt or not? )