Wellington, NZ

Through the highs and lows, what a Capital idea ….. DAY 1 – The Road to Wellington With not much of a drive ahead of us today we had a quiet start enjoying our spacious room in Martinborough and a simple breakfast of fruit, yoghurt and coffee. Whilst it was […]


Martinborough, NZ

STOP !! ………… WINING !! After our stop in Napier it was time to move on to our next – Martinborough. So after breakfast we packed up and set off on one of our longer driving days. First stop though was not far away – to Hastings and the Hawkes […]


Napier, NZ

Stepping back in time …. DAY 1 – To Napier We left Rotorua this morning on our way to our next stop on the east coast in Napier. The weather hasn’t been too bad the last few days – a bit of cloud and a few showers of rain here […]


Rotorua, NZ

A bit on the nose for some ? Or “we’re not in the Shire anymore” ! Cambridge was a nice little town and the breakfast was very good – cooked to order ! Adrienne had the usual but I decided on an omelette with an asian twist which was very […]


Cambridge, NZ

All things kiwi …. Our day started with much better weather in the forecast and after a tasty breakfast in the hotel we packed up the car and started on our first major driving day. Heading south from Auckland, our first stop was the city of Hamilton and the Hamilton […]