We landed in Adelaide from Auckland after flying through Melbourne, at about 11 a.m . We picked up our rental car and headed to the Barossa Valley to visit Jim and Pam Lambert at Lambert Estates. Jim and Pam have a lovely guest home called Lambert Estates Retreat, at the […]
Dateline February 13, 2105: Lambert Estate – The Barossa Valley Read More »
2015 Travel, Australia, Bed and Breakfast, Wine
As we bid adieu to New Zealand there are many thanks to our many hosts along the way. Staying in the various Bed and Breakfasts along the way gave us a great appreciation for traveling that way. When we travel in the future we will try to use available B&Bs.
Dateline: February 11, 2015 – New Zealand – Good Bye and Thanks Read More »
2015 Travel, Golf, New Zealand, New Zealand, Wine
We came down into the valley to our final destination in New Zealand, the Millbrook Resort, just outside the city of Queenstown. The one lane bridges can be a challenge, you must watch to see if you have right of way depending on the arrows. It takes queueing to its
Dateline February 10, 2015: Millbrook Resort and Queenstown Read More »
2015 Travel, Golf, New Zealand, New Zealand
The first question the pro at Jack’s Point gets, “is it named for Jack Nicklaus?” the real story: Jack’s Point takes its name from Jack Tewa, better known as “Maori Jack” who among other exploits, saved two friends from drowning after their boat overturned in Lake Wakatipu in 1862,
Dateline: February 10, 2015 Jack’s Point Golf Club Read More »
2015 Travel, Golf, New Zealand, New Zealand
The next stop at Lake Tekapo was a lovely Lodge “The Lodge at Lake Tekapo“, where Stephanie and Alistair greeted us. It was a very cold day, around 10C and raining, the mountains had very little snow. We learned the difference between a lodge and B&B in New Zealand. A
We arrived at the Terrace Downs golf course at our scheduled time but the wind was blowing about 40 mph with gusts up to 60, so golf was OUT. The golf course is set in a beautiful valley surrounded by mountains and the wind comes howling through. The people at
Dateline February 4, 2015 – Terrace Downs and Quickenberry B& Read More »
2015 Travel, Bed and Breakfast, Golf, New Zealand, New Zealand
We left the Marlborough Valley early in the morning and drove towards Christchurch. On route we made a stop and were very surprised that we were at a seal colony. What made it very special is there were many baby seals playing on the rocks and in the pools of
Dateline February 3, 2015: Christchurch Read More »
2015 Travel, Bed and Breakfast, New Zealand
We departed Wellington early in the morning to catch the ferry that would take us from the North Island of New Zealand to the South Island. The ferry ride was about three hours. Interesting enough, our cars were parked on recessed railroad tracks. We were happy no trains competed for our
After a fantastic breakfast at the Millhills Lodge we took to the road for Wellington. The drive was beautiful as we meandered south driving through small towns, stopping for “takeout” and a public restroom we took the coast road down 56-58 driving though small beach areas. We arrived in Wellington
Dateline – January 31, 2015 – Wellington Read More »
2015 Travel, Golf, New Zealand, New Zealand
We drove from the Millhills Lodge to our golf game at Cape Kidnappers. We arrived at the entrance to the course in the 30 minutes our GPS device (Tom Tom) said, but, we were not at the course. There was a gate where we rang to have it open and
Dateline January 30, 2015 – Cape Kidnappers Read More »
2015 Travel, Golf, New Zealand, New Zealand