Monthly archives: May 2018

Looking back to Thursday maybe we should have stayed in Whakatane another day as our best laid plans seemed to be sabotaged by Murphy at every step. We looked for our next destination preferably on the coast and selected Motunau Park, Pukehina. An attraction was the cafe/bar across the road from the […]

Well, we are creeping closer and closer north and are currently situated in a carpark in Whakatane. The night we spent in Gisborne was not one of our best with Rose exhibiting signs that her reflux was bothering her. We had decided to try a raw dog meat shop near […]

Woke this morning to a beautiful day on Mahia Peninsular but it is time to move on as we slowly wend our way North (not mentioning Auckland-bound lol)………….many thanks to our hosts at The Boatshed – Stuart & Carol. When we arrived on the eve of The Wedding I was […]

Moved on from Napier. Feeling a bit lost as I know we are on the track home. First stop SWS (shit water stop) ready for what the road along the coast will bring . First stop was Wairoa Wines and Spirits for Donna’s bottle of Champa’s so as she can […]

We had a wonderful time on the farm with Steve having to put up with me plodding around behind him and Anne-Marie showed utmost kindness as we progressively ate her out of house and home over the 7 days. Wonderful hosts that made not only Donna and I welcome but […]

We are still at the farm with Rod assisting as farm labourer while Rose has become a farm dog……….she is loving hunting with Lucky and Pepper (Steve and Anne-Marie’s dogs) I called her for breakfast this morning and she didn’t come which was surprising. I called for ages and eventually […]

Good morning and what a lovely morning it is here in almost sunny Napier. We left Takapau yesterday morning with a full itinerary based around grocery shopping, picking up a socket set from Mitre 10 and buying luxurious sheepskin covers. Photos on next post. Following our purchases we headed to […]

So…..started the day doing housework most of the morning…………boy you have no idea how much dust and grit accumulates in the vehicle over a few weeks. Although I do a sweep and mop regularly this was a full-on clean including the dashboard all the way back to the bedroom. Luckily […]

Having arrived in Porangahau we settled back to relax and watched a movie before we had an evening walk on the beach and enjoyed a Thai Chicken curry for dinner. Our sleep was intermittent due to the wind and this morning and I MEAN early; we were woken by a […]

The winding road song comes to mind to describe the trip from Mangatainoka to Herbertville Beach. At one stage we had another pucker moment when we were  exposed to the wind on top of the ridge. We slowed down that much we got passed by a stock truck and trailer.   […]