Cycling coast to coast in New Zealand’s far North -Twin Coast Cycle Trail
It’s been a long time since I’ve visited the far North of New Zealand, but I ‘ve just had the best few days with my sister, Anne, cycling the Twin Coast Cycle Trail. The 87 kilometre trail is a coast to coast ride from Opua near Paihia to Horeke on the Hokianga Harbour. The far […]
5 exciting New Zealand holidays I’ve got planned
It’s been a while since I last blogged with all the uncertainty around Covid and no travel. But now we’ve settled into Level One I’m enthused about all the holidays in New Zealand I’ve got planned. Like many of you, we had plans to travel to the northern hemisphere and were supposed to be in […]
Wine tasting at Elephant Hill, Hawkes Bay
It just happened we were in the Hawkes Bay on Father’s Day following a race meeting in Hastings where a friend’s horse ran. So the following morning with a heavy, overcast sky we headed to one our favourite parts of the bay, Te Awanga coast to take in the ocean and ended up at Elephant Hill. […]