New Year's Eve and New Year's Day

Trip Start Aug 13, 2007
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Trip End Dec 31, 2008


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Tuesday, January 1, 2008

It rained all day on the 31st, which didn't bode well for New Years Eve, but luckily towards the evening it cleared up. We went on the Hawkes Bay Cat, New Years Eve cruise. We boarded at 7pm and got a complimentary glass of wine(or juice). There was a bar downstairs and dancefloor, along with tables and chairs, and also an outside seating area. We had a two course meal around 8.30pm whilst we were just anchored in a bay, and then later in the evening we went round to Marine Parade to watch the fireworks. This part of the cruise was quite rough and I didn't feel that good. I think we've discovered that I'm best celebrating NYE on land, not water! The fireworks display was pretty good, after the initial hitch when only one single firework went off. A different way to see in the new year that's for sure.

After a lazy morning on New Year's Day, we headed to Havelock North to drive up Te Mata Peak View from Te Mata Peak
View from Te Mata Peak
 . There are a number of walks you can do but as we were pushed for time we drove up to the top and ate our lunch whilst admiring the views.

We then had to drive to Cape Kidnappers to see the gannet colonies. I'd already seen the gannets on a previous visit, but that time I went on the Gannet Safaris. This time we were both going on a different tour, Gannet Beach Adventures. This is cheaper than the other tour but involves a walk from the beach up to the higher gannet colonies. It involves sitting on a cushioned trailer pulled by a tractor and going along the beach until you get to the gannets. This way you get to see geological features of the coastline.

I liked both tours but I would say that the beach one is a lot more fun, as long as it's a nice day. The Gannet Safaris isn't really weather dependent as you are in a minibus until you get right up to the gannet colony. Also, the beach tour is tide dependent, and so the tour we went on left at 4pm, but the next day was leaving at 6am, whereas the other tour goes at the same times every day.
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