Blogs from Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania - page 15

Hola gente linda que nos sigue!!!! Pensaron que estabamos muertas o desaparecidas? No todavía... pero vamos camino a eso jajaja. Hace como un mes o un poco más que estamos viviendo en Papamoa, Tauranga. Vivimos en un resort super lindo, Pacific Palms Papamoa (www.pacificpalmsresort.co.nz por si son chusmas). El lugar es divino, increible y todo lo que se imaginen. La playa está a escasas 2 cuadras pero la verdad que ni vamos. En el resort contamos con pileta climatizada, jacuzzi y cancha de tenis. Ahora empezó a hacer un poco más de frío así que tanto no usamos esas cosas, de todos modos nuestra casa es super linda! Ya vamos a subir fotos así ven un poco las instalaciones. Vivimos con nuestras 2 amigas chilenas Karen y Pau. La convivencia es de 10 así que todas ... read more

Not quite so much driving today, which is just as well as it’s been incredibly sunny and hot (no complaints!) Having said that, we weren’t being particularly tardy either!! Firstly we set off for Karangahake Gorge, which was fairly spectacular, but almost impossible to photograph and then drove down to Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty, finishing up at Mount Maunganui which gave us the most beautiful views of the most stunning beaches. Maybe it was the blue sky and the bright sunshine, but they were really some of the best beaches we’ve seen. We stopped a while for drinks and route planning and for a chat with a lady selling some darling cross breed Jack Russell puppies - they were absolutely adorable, and I doubt she’ll struggle to sell them (I’d have had one if ... read more

Arrived mid afternoon at Mount Maunganui (the mount as everyone calls it) was a really nice day and so went straight to the beach and lazed around for the rest of the afternoon. in the evening i met a french guy jerome who had been travelling around OZ for the last 2 years and had now come to NZ for the next year, we went out for a couple of drinks and then had an earlyish night. the following day i was up early and went to the beach and had a surfing lesson, surfing is the best thing in the world by the way, caught on pretty quick and was stood up catching waves by myself within an hour, the lesson itself was 2 hours and cost $60 which included a board and wetsuit hire ... read more

Summer continues to be very hot and dry around the upper North Island of New Zealand. Whakatane was very hot during the day but quite cool at night which was a blessing for sleeping. We visited Dad for the weekend to begin Graham's 70th birthday celebrations. We had a wonderful time visiting old haunts and then a fantastic dinner at the 'Fig' an amazing restaurant. The food was divine and the owner is a neat guy. He makes such a fuss of Dad and Aunty Bubbles. We visted Aunty Bubbles up on Hillcrest. She has an amazing garden and the view from her property is incredible. On our way home we stopped off in Hamilton at Rod and Shirley's and had the second celebration of Graham's 70th. We have a few more celebrations coming up over ... read more

In a few words David and I flew into Auckland, NZ got a van fitted with a bed in the back which is going to be our home for the next few moths...and now we are driving tru the North Island. Ck some photos here but most of the photos of our adventure and travel tips are being posted (Internet and weather permiting) onto www.timezonetraveller.com Please ck us out there and leave us comments so we know the time we spend uploading is worth a while....we love reading them. Thanxs for following... read more