Camberley Court Motel Hastings

... it... the wines were very good ...in all 5 wineries.... it took us all day....and I have a bit of a headache today ........

We are currently in Kaikora on the east coast very wild and scenic we have seen baby seals playing in a waterfall we just happened upon and then on to the seal reserve in the town. On the way back we stopped at a sheep sheering show...really funny...see attatched picture ...

... 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 ...

Tuesday 4 November Off Napier S 39° 24.5' E 176° 58.4' Fine weather, slow sailing and eventually anchored off Napier around lunchtime. I guess that the one large-ship berth is occupied until later. Having spent a couple of days there, I'm more relaxed about it than I was a few weeks ago, when I was keen to get ashore and start the New ...

... some meetings, ate some thai food with a friend and drank some bourbon with my mate sean ....all good fun really and the sleep deprivation soon passed.......had some nice nights relaxing and getting on the net a i found a wireless connection in theor lounge room which i leeched onto hahaha... the week soon past and i spent the day of my birthday relaxing and doing nothing and then took the kids out for dinner with my friends and their kids so was a ...

... were both tired and didn't feel much like cooking. We had our first chips in weeks which went down really well! Especially with the beer and wine we had to go with them! Fri 16th May - First stop this morning was the information centre to get some advice about the best way to spend the day. The lady was really friendly and very helpful. She gave us lots of really good things to do, starting off with a pretty steep walk up to Bluff's Hill lookout where you can ...

... to see an exhibit about the earthquake and fire which destroyed Napier in 1931. We walked back to the hotel along the Marine Parade which was lined with huge Norfolk Pines and beautiful flower beds. We had dinner at a restaurant called 'Take Five', which was in one of the few houses that survived the earthquake. A builder had built the row of houses for his six daughters, so they are called the six sisters.

... forum I used to find out more about cruising - had a meet and greet for registered Celebrity customers. We had coffee and meet other people such as Sarah and Dave, Shelia, Karl and Diane and Stephanie. It was so great to meet other CC forum posters - they're as friendly as you imagined. CruCon Tavel Agency, who we booked our cruise thru, had a party for all of their customers onboard. Free drinks! Judy, the CruCon agent, mentioned how many ...

... the world, we didnt stay over to see it but it is something we may come back to do, we then headed down to napier, which is a cosmipolitan sort of city, then down to Hastings and haverslock north, where we did a 3 hour walk up and down Te Maka Peak, it was lovely, and hard work!!!! but brilliant views, tonight we are in a backpackers place in hastings cause the van has a clutch problem!!!!!!!!!! but rather it ...

... now as he has come to a couple of social events. On the immigration front, we have been selected out of the pool, and we are just waiting for preliminary checks to be carried out before being invited to apply for residency. This weekend was our first long weekend, with Monday being Labour Day, and a public holiday in New Zealand. We drove up to Palmerston North on the Friday night, and then early Saturday morning, we drove to Havelock North ...

... I meet up with an Australian midwife and went to help at Tom Mboya Memorial Health centre on Rusinga Island in Lake Victoria. (see www Rusinga Island "Rusinga Island. It was here that Mary Leakey uncovered the three million year old skull of Proconsul africanus. The earliest fossil remains uncovered on this dusty eroded island dates back some seventeen million years. Neighbouring Mfangano Island is equally intriguing with some ...