The Atrium Apartments
Travel Blogs from Mount Maunganui
To the beach!
... couple of toes during the 30 minute walk to the grocery store. Nothing to bad but caused a couple days of discomfort. I also had a strong reminder of how expensive NZ is (as if seeing prices for everything wasn't enough of a reminder!) but I bought some contact solution while in mt. Maunganui & it was double!! what I would pay back home. These Kiwis are getting robbed! That pretty much wraps up my 5 days at Mt. ...
Great to see Noeline and Dan
Stopped at Waihi to have a look at Martha's mine (gold) which is huge, then a very scenic drive along the Karangahake Gorge to Paeroa.
Quick look at Mount Maunganui and the beaches before catching up with Noeline and Dan.
Both look really good, Noeline is doing so well in a PM contracting role, and they ...
Kia Ora
... all got dressed and suited up then made our way out the side.
We walked around the building and to this small hillside where we learned how to use the abseiling equipment. After we all had our "training" We headed down towards the entry which was a small hole in the ground with a ladder. So we all lined up and started to enter the cave mouth. This was a pretty small entry. We had to descend down a ladder which was actually tough to get into ...
Rotorua 26-27-28 June then Papamoa 29-30th
... Back to the charger, yes the plug I cut off has a transformer in it derrrr thicko, not to worry I'll twist the wires together and tape them up, do all this but no chance as I had also blown up the bit that holds the battery. Out I go and buy a new charger, to date I have spent almost £90 on charges for this trip, morale is don't let me loose with a few tools when I have time on my hands. Well I can report I am fully cleansed!!!!!!! Ha ha Will let you know how I get on at the ...
Sue and Mike's Australian Adventure
... we are off to Perth to start a working holiday. We have both lived in Perth in the past, it is such a beautiful city and has its own vibrancy. The beaches are incredible too. Our plan is to get work and travel so we can see yet more of the vast brown land. We are undecided at this stage which path we will take, whether we rent or buy a travel-home. We are both quite free spirited and we ...