Author Archives: Barry

This may be shorter than I originally intended as I managed to lose all I had previously written! Tomorrow is our last full day in New Zealand, over 5 weeks since we arrived here. This morning was bright and warm. … Continue reading →

After the fireworks finished last night a cold front must have snuck through as we woke up to a sunny but cooler day. We set off north to Kaitaia which is on the southern end of the northern most peninsular … Continue reading →

After yesterday’s marathon entry today’s will be very short, as today was just a “positioning” day to get up north of Auckland. We woke up to grey overcast skies and headed out after breakfast. We decided to go the back … Continue reading →

After an evening at the pub with friends, we came back to the hotel and hit the sack. The next morning dawned bright and warm, almost shorts weather but not quite. After we had breakfast we set out to explore … Continue reading →

Wednesday Oct 31st Another bright blue sky and clear day. First item on the agenda was a visit to the aquarium where we saw a variety of sea life (surprise) much of it native to the New Zealand coast line. … Continue reading →

Due to meeting up with friends and dining with them at the local pub, today’s blog will be a little late in coming. In fact as we are going out with them again tomorrow night there may be a further … Continue reading →

Woke up to perfectly clear skies! The further North we go the better it gets. We were slow to start as we wanted to go to a museum in town that didn’t open until 10:00. On the way out we dropped into … Continue reading →

We headed over to the ferry terminal about an hour ahead of our 1030 departure time. The morning was overcast and cooler again. Waiting in line for the ferry two old cars pulled up behind us. Talking to the drivers … Continue reading →