Louise and Pete

Now we are on the last leg of our holiday. We are all packed and ready to go. Looking forward to getting home again to catch up with family and friends and return to our well loved recliner chairs! We had a great day yesterday buying an all day transport pass we hopped from ferry to ferry. Our first stop was Devonport. We had tried to drive into there with David and Cheryl on Sunday but as there was too much traffic we decided to turn around and not go in. It is a pity as it was really the best part that I have seen of Auckland. We went for a great walk up the north head to see the remains of the gun battery that was there. The views were just fantastic. Then we ... read more

We spent a very lazy day celebrating Cheryl's birthday today. We visited the craft market at paihia. HAd a game of cards in the afternoon. Then we went for a beautiful meal on Russell Island (so David thinks it is an island). We are finishing it off with another game of cards. We are all a bit disappointed with the footy scores so far, except Cheryl of-course!... read more

We had a great day today starting off with a sleep in. We then took a ferry ride over to Russell. We went for a bit of a drive and had a walk through the kauri Forrest. We then went back to Russell for lunch and a bit of shopping. David checked out some of the historical sites. We then returned home on the ferry. The weather has been just glorious. I have included a couple of photos of the views we have from the house we are staying in.... read more

Here we are in the house swap that Cheryl arranged for us. She has done an absolute ripper of a deal. It is very beautiful here. The place we are staying at is built into the side of a hill on about 3 levels. It overlooks the bay. There are the same beautiful views from all the bedrooms, even the kitchen.... read more

Absolutely beautiful day. Started off with a short trip to Nelson where we stopped to look at their Saturday morning markets. Then we took the beautiful drive to Picton along the Queen Charlotte Drive. Breathtaking scenery. we had an interesting drive as there was a cyclist race going in the opposite direction to us. We saw all types attempting the hills. We think there was about 500 riders that we passed. Arrived at Picton around 12.00 noon. Have had a lovely afternoon walking around checking out the town. Tonight we had a nostalgic dinner (for me). We went and had a seafood platter. Mum and I had stayed in picton 9 years ago to the day as we had gone out for dinner for her birthday and had her favourite dish on a seafood platter - ... read more