Hotel D'Urville Blenheim

Played a round of golf this morning at Nelson Golf Club. After giving the golf pro some stick about the fact that the Kiwis had just lost to England at rugby (league), I proceeded to have a practice before meeting up with my playing partner for the round – a chap called Martin. Martin is a Supply Chain Manager for the Sealord Group, an international company with about 700 employees that specialises in the transportation ...

... intensity again, cherry and herbs on the nose. Fruity palette, wild ferment has given some zing to this.<br><br>Clos Henri Vineyard &#8211; a fairly new establishment which is owned by a French family who make Sancerre over in the old world and were attracted to the terroir in Marlborough for Sauvignon Blanc and also the prospect of being able to make Pinot Noir. Their tasting room is a converted wooden church &#8211; quite mad. Two very ...

... a similar day down in Otago and then across in California and continuing our personal journeys to find the grapes and labels that are our favourites - all in the name of education of course. After a couple of hours settling back at the house, and a few glasses of water, we walked down to Blenheim for a tasty Thai dinner before coming back and crashing out for on the wonderfully comfortable bed for a long and well-needed night's sleep.

... med campingpladsens øvrige mænd har lavet lækre måltider. Og ungerne kom i kontakt med en lille sød new zealandsk knægt, som de skiftevis synes var supersød og smadderirriterende. Det var vist meget godt for dem at få leget lidt med nogle andre. Vi møder ellers ikke så mange danske familier med børn. Det er mest ældre ægtepar, der er på selvrealiseringstur. Men ungerne klarer det forbavsende godt og har mange gode timer sammen. 25.-28. februar 2009

... but since the second day was said to be the most beautiful one, I had to continue. The second day we had another 23km to complete, and I was limping all day - it wasn't easy at all, but my knee is fine now. Anyhow, it was totally worth it - the views were amazing! Most of the walk was on the top of the mountains ("kav harehes") and we couldn't stop taking pictures the whole way. Luckily, the weather was great ...

... pharmacist says : Andrews Liver Salts do exist, but we do not have them, try the big supermarket. The shop assistant gave me some very detailed directions to get there. " Go out of here. At the end of the road, turn right and at the end of that road and you will see it on the left.You cant miss it " Having followed her instructions to the letter, and not finding any supermarket, we ask a fellow shopper who directs us ...

... the harbour mouth we were greeted by about fifty small dolphins who zoomed around the ship, jumping out of the water and chasing each other. The day brightened into clear, sunny skies and we enjoyed a very calm sail across. There was another small pod of dolphins as we approached South Island and then we entered the narrow channels of South Island and were sailing down Queen Charlotte Sound until we reached the port of Picton.

... I woke up early and went for a run, there is a great path close to the hostel that runs along a river/creek/stream. Then I wandered around town, managing to get lost several times. Around three the owner of the hostel, Damian, took myself and several other people out to Indevin to get a look at where we would be working. They were busy preparing ...