Greenhill The Lodge Hastings

... meant a 3 1/2 hour walk along the coastline. To get there we had to get a water taxi ..this meant getting into the powerboad at a bus stop then it is pulled into the water by a tractor before you zoom off to the park... you do feel a bit daft wearing a life jacket whist travelling past cars and bikes on the road beside you.<br><br>The walk was beautiful all in the native undergrowth and crossing a ...

... 50 per bottle it should be but hey, this is like the best Burgundy. Anyway, a quiet trip up on the 2 highway and arrival in Hawkes Bay by lunchtime, left us with enough time for a quick visit to Sileni vineyards. We love their Sauv Blanc and C******nay and tasted with pleasure before making a couple of purchases including the wonderful Lodge C******nay. It was then nito the fray of family. Lovely ...

... and out of the house, and turned the house into a B&amp;B. It was very homie, and nicely decorated. They had a fire going in the fireplace with the most cuddly dog ever laying in front of it- Roxy. After taking our things upstairs we came back down for a glass of wine and got to know our hosts straight away. We spinned a yarn for quite some time, from everything to the up-coming election (a topic that EVERY Kiwi wants to talk about once they find out that ...

... only took about a half hour and the city is so cute. It is famous for it's Art Deco style and it defenitely lives up to its fame. We also ventured out to the ocean and took some pictures of the rolling waves and the Napia statue. The water is clear and a little rough right now but it's blue colour stands out because the beach is a stone beach, no sand! After spending 3 hours wandering the town and eating our first NZ meal (fish and chips) we headed back to ...

... holly the netballplayer back to seans place with me as hannah had a friend for the day at home....and we just chilled out spending time together.......soon it came to say goodbye and take them home as i had to get to the airport.....i had to leave my jacket with sean at the airport and man was it freezing...a storm was coming and the flight was rather bumpy...touched down in auckland and stayed at kiwi internation hotel where i got some dinner and ...

Whatz up people!!!! i am soooooooo excited i mean would you be? one more day of school then the weekend and on sunday we are outta here!!!! my room is all packed up and ready to go-just my bag and things im taking are in a heap on the floor:] im not ...

hallo alle zusammen! Die letzten zwei Wochen haben wir hier in Hastings mit arbeiten verbracht. Es war ganz ok, aber traveln gefaellt uns doch ein bisschen besser als arbeiten :) Auf alle Faelle war es eine echt coole Zeit auf der Apelplantage! Wir haben sehr viele ...

... interesting fact.) We arrived in Napier to some VERY windy weather, and found our backpacker's lodge quite easily. I had some doubt about staying in one of these places, as I had heard about people getting their belongings stolen, etc. But Caitlin and I were able to get a room of our own... lock and key and everything. So that was a big relief. We were pretty much starving once we arrived and decided to change and find a nice place to have a decent meal, for once. We ...

... of New Zealand to take with me to show my host family and the schools that I will be visiting, where I live. There's 65 days left until I fly out from Auckland International Airport, heading towards Buenos Aires, Argentina.

... jours nous étions censés être assez rapide, et nous étions donc payés au nombre d'arbre. $5 par arbre soit environ 2.50 euros. C'est pas énorme, mais il y a moyen de se faire pas mal d'argent avec un peu d'experience. Hélas nous n'avons pas été en mesure d'assurer le SMIC, n'étant pas assez rapide! Nous y sommes arrivés certains jours mais ça reste relativement rare. Au final, on travaillait donc 9 heures par jour pour toucher des queues de cerises (ou de pommes en l'occurence ...