Westport Woods

New England winters are cold. We're getting out of here...

Amy and Adam attend Amy and Adam's wedding. Devil Lake, Ontario

... display.  My main job was trying to keep people from touching the lens. The museum and lighthouse are operated by the Westport - Southbeach Historical Society and the members were very nice to us.  We were invited to their houses for dinner and ...

... of history with quaint cottages and pubs with music and great characters. The highlight of our trip was discovering a hotel on route the Westport Woods Hotel in the town of Westport.   The hotel was really nice, but the best part was their ...

... off. I on the other hand cannot dash, not even close. The Manager of the bike shop hooked us up with a horse trainer from the Westport Woods Hotel. This wasn't a cheap horse riding lesson, oh no. For 3 hours of riding, it was going to cost us $150.00. ...

... from the bus joined us, Chantelle and James and the 5 of us pretty much didn't stop talking for the rest of the day. Back in Westport rather than cooking for dinner the 5 of us went out for Pizza and a few drinks where we were in a very ...

... was, she then went on to point out the RV parks that we had already driven  past on our way into town. We drove to Westport and found a park down alongside a beach. It was windy and cold but a nice spot. We had dinner and walked around the park and ...

... with a lovely couple I'd met a few days earlier - Patti & Nick from Colorado - when I finally arrived in the tiny town of Westport. The only place to have coffee was this old man's house. He put us sitting in the front room and plied us with tea and ...

... works of art. Westport House, regarded as one of Irelands most beautiful country estate, is complete with original furnishings.  (Westport House only tickets are available).  We drove by the entrance and it is very impressive. Also located on ...

... ; We were originally meant to go through Arthurs Pass but had to alter plans due to the earthquake so new little about Westport other than through hearing someone talk about a seal colony.  The journey like the day before was filled with absolutely ...

... them for around $8 a pattie! Not bad for a B&B that cost $30 (12 pounds) each!!   Saturday 14th February Westport to Nelson After our sumptuous breakfast we set off along the Buller Gorge, dodging numerous runners and walkers as we went. ...

... little place to be honest, nothing there!! Lisa made a great lasagne though, thank you and a nice hostel!! 19th January WESTPORT - LAKE MAHINAPUA First thing this morning - jet boating for an hour and a half. I looked lovely in my outfit i ...

... views and scenery are kind of a theme on the south island!) Next day we were up bright and early (as always) to head to Westport. Because it was still really warm, we had another chance to have a swim at Nelson Lakes National Park, in Lake Rotoiti. ...

... all night with a lovely Dutch couple. The next day we were up and out early. The next main town up the coast was Westport but before that we stopped off at Punakaiki to see the pancake rocks which are basically a bunch of rocks that have over thousands ...

... to eat our lamb casserole. It got a bit stressful but everyone enjoyed it and we played games for the rest of the evening. We left Westport and drove down the coast, with the sea on one side and cliffs and waterfalls on the other. We went for an hour walk ...

... day just wondering around town and had some lunch in a local cafe. After we left Nelson we were on our way to Westport which is really just a stopover town. Not actually much to do there so we basically just enjoyed the evening watching Harry ...

... with zero phone reception, we took two hours to travel 20km and then another two hours waiting in the very undesirable town of Westport. Nice... and no apology or compensation forthcoming from Stray of course. Won't moan too much - if you want to hear ...

... let Jeska and I stay at their house in March for a birthday snowboarding vacation. We headed north from the campground in Westport, NY up to Essex to catch the ferry. It's been in operation since 1821, originally taking cattle and carriages across ...