Tennyson Motor Inn Napier

... be tasted along with the wine makers on the video - really quite innovative and fun. The film also gave magnificent aerial views of the terroir of the region and sub regions. There was also a Nez de Vin room for each wine with all the different characteristic smells and faults. A really nicely put together place.

As Napier's most famous diner - Pacifica was closed for July, I chose to have dinner at a place called Providore which ...

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ja, ich bin immer noch in Neuseeland und habe meinen Rueckflug etwas nach hinten verschoben....denn wer weiss, wann ich das naechste Mal wieder hier sein werde ;-)???

Wie ich gehoert habe, genießt ihr in Deutschland mittlerweile recht angenehme und sommerlich warme Temperaturen..das freut mich sehr und erleichtert mir meinen bevorstehenden Abschied von Neuseeland wohl etwas..
Denn mittlerweile ist es hier recht frisch und ungemuetlich geworden...gestern ...

26/03 Have been busy since I got back from the short getaway, get the 'engine' started again. The Fuji apples are ripe just enough to pick it, huge apple and one of the tastiest one I taste before. Anyway so far I have picked about 5 variant of apples, plums and the best of peaches. The five are Royal gala, Brookfield, Fuji, Galaxy, Braeburn and Pacific queen. To tell the differences between them will the color ...

22 February 2009 The guys were working today, I awaken by their noise and couldn't get back to my dreamland after that. Twist and turn for a about half an hour before I was truly awake by grumbling of my stomach. I fry the remaining bread I have with egg, it remind me of my secondary school days when my parents are out working and that is one of the few things I know how to cook when I am hungry. I was out early in the morning, top ...

... to previous entries. Weather here is still in the 20's - wearing shorts and t-shirts from sunrise to sunset and beyond. To make you feel slightly less jealous, we've had an odd shower of rain - but still warm rain!!! Arrived in Napier at lunchtime today - the art deco town. Taking an organised walking tour around the sites early evening. This is Hawke's Bay wine country, but as we're driving we've not yet touched a drop!

... Maori; liberated women, speed lines, brick veneer, whale shark, fountains; rivets, bronze, neon, Spanish mission style, Munster. My first Indian meal for over two months followed. I learned from the wine list that C******nay is "Sterling with Butter Chicken" and that New Zealand portions are very big irrespective of the ethnicity of the restaurant.

... anyway it's more comfartable and i can step everywhere everything i want to It's not hard after the 1st day, as well i have fun when i'm working alone, and doing the mixing and feeding by myself at the last 2 days when my boss leave to Wellington, hope the animals ...

... crates on fire in an attempt to burn some car tyres. Why someone would build a fire within 5 metres of the stationary mobile homes that were modified to dorm rooms is beyond comprehension. Luckily there was no wind that night and despite being woken up by the panicking girls there was no damage to the rooms other than the lingering smell of burning rubber. To cap it off, a week later I was even accused of starting the fire by the neighbouring garage, trying to goad ...

... sure how bad could it be?!'. How wrong were we! The road was little more than a dirt path, twisting and turning around mountains. It took us three and a half hours to drive the 95 kms and and one stage I felt like we were never going to escape THE GRAVEL ROAD!!!! It was like a nightmare or groundhog day, at some parts of the road, there was tarmaced pieces and we thought, thank god, we are out, but no, it was just the Kiwi's sense of humour and it was only a piece of ...

... the Tongariro Crossing in a few weeks might actually kill me but after climbing that mountain in Sri Lanka I'm game to try! I could feel a few muscles in my legs that I haven't felt in a while but it didn't take long to get over it! I then decided that as I was in wine country I should maybe go on a wine tour. I was picked up after lunch and joined by a fun couple from England, Nikki and James. We proceeded to taste many wines ...