Day 10 – Thursday 10th Feb
Day at Craggy Range winery, deep in Hawkes Bay wine country, at the foot of Giant Mountain. Stunning scenery with vines, pond, cows grazing on the mountain side as we toured the winery, tasted the wines and enjoyed a fabulous lunch al fresco – lamb (of course!) and Merlot with…
Day 9 – Wed 9th Feb
Left Auckland at 09.00 in the driver’s seat, bound for Rotorua (225km) and arrived at 1pm. After lunch walked through the Government gardens and visited the museum of art & history housed in the old spa building where officers from WW1 were treated in the mineral hot springs. Saw the…
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Hope you’re liking this travel log so far! More photos to come and now we embark on our land trip travelling down to Rotorua – 230km from Auckland and home of hot spring baths and then on to Napier – a further 225km where we stay for two nights. In…
Day 7 – 7th Feb
Waiaua Bay to Russell – Total distance 20 nautical miles. Cast off at 11.50, moored at 16.15 Drove zodiac ashore before departure to enjoy some last snorkelling and spent 45 minutes swimming in the shallow reefs around the edge of the bay, chasing shoals of silver sided fish in the…
