Blue Water Hotel Napier

... of the trip. I was really excited to hear that; it's getting a bit old traveling solo all the time. The lonesome road can be just that. She is pretty broke after buying her ticket, by the sound of it, so hopefully she won't be struggling through it the whole time. We'll work it out.<br><br>Hopefully I have work for the next two weeks, otherwise I will have to find some way to fill that time. I guess I will find out in the morning.

... Blend - 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, 18 months oak. Intense colour, big plumy fruit, some spice and liquorice. Creamy texture, firm tannins and more plums. <br><br>2000 Boundary Bordeaux Blend - 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, 18 months oak. Orange rim, much brighter. Blood, leather, sprouts then later dark chocolate. Good clean palette with more cooked fruits ...

... we went up to a lookout at a mountain called Te Mata peak at 4.30am, we wanted to catch the sunrise, not only we couldn't see the sun due to the thick clouds and we were treated with strong freezing cold wind. Can you imagine the wind is that strong that our car shook....haha!! Josephine was kind of disappointed because she want to trek up there and in the end we drove up to the lookout. Here is the interesting part, I ...

... in this place. Stars like Rod stewart and a few other he mention which I cant remember. Really beautiful,. Well I am not sure if I am allergic to the peaches fine hair or I was bitten by some insect, I was beginning to scratch my arm, neck and they are turning red. I felt better after bathing, after starting working I have countless of cut wounds on my arm and leg. That is the tree response to those plucking all it fruits, seeing ...

... to the mind-boggling Orakei Korako geothermal park. I can only describe some of the natural geothermal sights at this park as being unworldly. Lots of steam, erupting geysers (real ones, not the aforementioned toilet ones), boiling pools of water and mud, silica stumps, and a cave with the clearest water I have ever (not) seen; · Being able to see past the beauty and wonder of Orakei Korako geothermal park, and spotting "********** lake...he must ...

... view big cities). So, I also tried not to care about... ;-) What we did today was kind of like the winery bus tours also provide: Driving to several wineries and at every place tasting about 4 white and 4 red wines. Except for we were able to decide by ourselves where we go when, how long we stay at every place, and finally also where we eat. But on the other hand: I don't know much about the region, and she also didn't do something like this before ...

... and from me ("I'm gonna run you right into a sheep if you don't stop yelling at me!"). After a while, I seemed to get the hang of it, but I had to concentrate hard, especially on the curvy roads on the mountains. It's too bad I couldn't relax a little because the views were spectacular (or so I heard from Jeremy). From the quick glances I got, the colors of the landscape couldn't have been more vibrant. The rolling meadows and forests were an emerald ...

... the most easterly point of New Zealand and the first city in the world to see the sun rise. Instead tomorrow we will head inland and north to Taupo which is a town on the edge of New Zealand's largest lake and is actually a rather large cauldera caused by a sizeable volcanic eruption many moons ago. Earthquakes and volcanoes · I'm starting to understand why people find this country so exciting and it's not just for the bungey jumping and white water rafting !!

... has the history of the earthquake told through photos and video of stories of survivors. Definitely a place we would return to and an area to spend more time in. From here we drove to the thermal springs areas of Lake Taupo and Rotorua. Beautiful drive yet again with stunning scenery. The 'no vacancy' signs followed us as we drove around Rotorua looking for a bed. Apparently there was an international teachers conference in town in addition to the usual bus-loads ...

... a nice dinner but called at least half a dozen places but they were fully booked! The friendly visitor centre guy told of us a good Thai place to eat and made reservations for us. Since it was still raining, we went to the National Aquarium. It wasn't quite what you'd expect from a National Aquarium but was good enough to pass an enjoyable hour. (We may be jaded having been to some very nice aquariums). We spend the rest of the ...