The Nautilus Napier
387 Marine Parade Napier, North Island, New Zealand
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North Island New Zealand
January is racing on and we have been keeping up with all the dreadful weather news from home. Sounds pretty awful and we are sure that the novelty of nice white snow has well and truly worn off.
Since our last entry we drove back down the west coast of the north island towards Auckland making a couple of stops. The first was in a rather …
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Sun, fun, and new friends!
Today was wine tour day! I visited two breweries and two wineries, with plenty of time in-between them to make sure I wasn't driving under the influence. I started at a cider brewery, and tried their best cider. It actually was delicious. It really set the bar for all other ciders. It wasn’t light and girly like most of them, it was flavorful, and actually a little harsh, but in a good way. Then I tried a ginger beer. And I ...
Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men...
... about a mile and the wind was causing me a few problems. A sign showed 31km to Upper Hutt and so we could just sneak our way up. It wouldn't be far. We crossed a bridge further into the initial valley and a gust caught me taking the camper across just into the hard shoulder. I waited a second and let the tail pass as I wanted to compose myself. We continued up to a measly 50km/hr embarassingly gaining a tail straight away.
What happened next ...
Hanging out in Hawkes Bay
... slick guide. The grounds are stunning and there are often concerts held at the foot of the Merlot growing slopes. They were preparing for a visit from Steely Dan at the weekend. Good that we’re moving on then. The other three member of the tour had to depart early, leaving us to more than our fair share of wine tasting, like I know what I’m talking about. Hmm, yes, nutty overtones; that’s very earthy; I agree, that’s a very ...
A Chilling Experience
... Our last day in Napier was a dismal one so we did a wine taste at Church Road and then in the afternoon hunkered in at Napier’s Masonic Hotel sitting around the open fire – very comforting! Friday, we ventured south and stopped at Woodville. You really need to see the so called camping ground to believe it.
AN ADDENDA
You may recall in a previous blog that our Aussie mate, Richard, found out that, courtesy of his grandfather, he is “bloody well” half ...



