Today we left the bach, and began the drive home to Hamilton. On taking our rubbish to the tip, I saw this great trio of images for an...

Steve and Kev went for a fishing trip, which involved getting up very early to be at our hosts house at 5.45 am. As dawn broke we...

After a warm night and after getting acquainted with the Coromandel mosquitoes, we decided it was time to find a great beach. 'New Chums...

Early, we set off on a trip to the Coromandel peninsula, (an area known for mountains, great beaches, countryside and quait, quiet towns...

Today was a rest day so we had lunch at the Kirk Cafe, Hamilton. ('Kirk' is Scots for 'church, and the cafe is adjacent to a church)....

What else should be done on a Sunday, other than a fantastic walk, a dip in the warm ocean, and a great home-cooked curry? Today is that...

Yesterday was a lazy Saturday, and after a great steak dinner with friends the evening before we had a quiet morning, which lead into an...

We left Napier after checking out of the Quality Inn. The route home took us through mist and rain as we followed the road through the...

After a well-earned rest, we finished 18th Jan with a wonderful dinner at the Mission estate's own restaurant in Napier. Mission Estate...

The morning of Thursday 18th January saw us at the Church Road Winery after Breakfast. We were booked in for a behind the scenes tour and...

Napier is a wonderfully Kitch 'Art Deco' township beside the sea in Hawkes Bay. Arriving in the afternoon of Wednesday 17th Jan, we...

As we neared Napier on 17th Jan, we were looking forward to tasting some excellent NZ wine. Napier is the main town in Hawkes Bay on NZ's...

Early on Wednesday morning we left Hamilton at 7.30 and drove to Napier. En route we had a great breakfast in Taupo, and then stopped to...

We arrived in Hamilton on the evening of Monday 15th Jan after Nancy (Julie's sister) picked us up from Auckland. Nan and Steve are great...

Well, where did the 14th January go? We reached New Zealand late on Sunday evening, Sunday 15th Jan. We had an eventful trip on Hawaiian...

Mahalo (Thanks) to our Hawaiian Ohana (family). We had a great time. Now we are off (having survived the Hawaiian missile crisis), and...

'Luau' means 'celebration' and we had a great evening celebrating Hawaiian culture including games, handicrafts, music dancing and of...

We had a fantastic day at Pearl Harbor, on our first full day in Hawaii. (Wednesday 10th Jan). We saw the 'Mighty Mo', the USS Missouri...

This was our Hotel in Hawaii. We had a great time there, even though we are unsure how you can describe a room on the 9th floor as a...

With the big camera!