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Month: March 2019

Crossing the northern mountains

On March 9, 2019April 10, 2019 By redpathateaseIn New ZealandLeave a comment

Or alternatively entitled "Critter Day". After last night's entry we had quite a rain for about an hour then it completely cleared up. Thus far on this trip the weather gods have smiled on us. The few times it has rained have either been while driving or safely ensconced inside. But we did have an …

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Napier

On March 7, 2019April 10, 2019 By redpathateaseIn New Zealand1 Comment

We woke to the sounds of birds chirping, sheep baaing, cows mooing and dogs barking. Delightful. After a great night's sleep I was ready for the day. Rain was in the forecast for the afternoon so we didn't waste time getting into the city. We easily found parking and with the help of a wonderful …

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Lifestyle Living

On March 7, 2019April 10, 2019 By redpathateaseIn New ZealandLeave a comment

Another easy start to the day. Relaxed breakfast, packing up, tidying up the Airbnb and making sure we left nothing behind. Once again we headed into the main part of the city, but fortunately we were able to get on a motorway allowing us to miss the worst of the morning traffic. However, we've noticed …

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Wellington

On March 5, 2019April 10, 2019 By redpathateaseIn New Zealand1 Comment

A very relaxed start to the day which carried through all day. We slowly got up and tried to fix ourselves some eggs and couldn't get the cooktop to light. Could smell the gas but got no flame. After a quick note to our host it was easily resolved and soon breakfast was on the …

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Shifting Islands

On March 5, 2019April 10, 2019 By redpathateaseIn New ZealandLeave a comment

We had a lazy start today, being in no rush. We had our usual breakfast then packed up to leave. Fortunately we could say our goodbyes directly to our charming, hospitable hosts. We headed out for Picton where we were scheduled to take the Bluebridge ferry across Cook Strait to the north island. We've spent …

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Abel Tasman National Park

On March 4, 2019April 10, 2019 By redpathateaseIn New ZealandLeave a comment

We woke at 6 to ensure we had sufficient time for the day's plans. We quickly ate breakfast and grabbed our prepared bags and headed out. We had booked a boat tour of Tasman Bay along the coast of Abel Tasman National Park. The tour company website said the tour would start at a concrete …

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On to Nelson

On March 3, 2019April 10, 2019 By redpathateaseIn New ZealandLeave a comment

We said our goodbyes to our host, Logie, actually regretful to leave as we adored that charming, quirky place as well as her. After all, she even brought me a jar of New Zealand honey after she heard my bad cough. We headed north toward Nelson at the top of the South Island. The road …

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The Southern Alps

On March 1, 2019April 10, 2019 By redpathateaseIn New Zealand3 Comments

Our second and last morning with our new friends and hosts, Pam and Rod, found us around the table enjoying breakfast together. We found more and more in common the more we yakked. She is big on genealogy so Dian connected her to one of her neices who has studied that at the University level. …

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Christchurch

On March 1, 2019April 10, 2019 By redpathateaseIn New Zealand2 Comments

We woke this morning to our hosts coming in from a morning walk with their friend, Alex, another rather amusing gent. Said he was fluent in three languages.... English, Swedish and Rubbish. Ha! He was spot on. We were treated to a delicious breakfast including homemade yogurt and toast and croissants with homemade jam. And …

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