After the great experience of playing Jack Nicolas , Kinloch golf course it was off to Hawks Bay for a two night stay at the Millhills Lodge. Our plans called for a round of golf at Cape Kidnappers which is an easy drive from Millhills Lodge. The drive to the […]
Dateline January 29,2015 – Millhills Lodge – Hawke’s Bay Read More »
2015 Travel, Bed and Breakfast, New Zealand
Thursday morning it was on to Kinloch Golf Club. We had another great night with Pat and use at their wonderful B&B Ambleside. Jack Nicholas designed this course about 7 years ago for a wealthy New Zealander that had no knowledge of golf, Phil, the golf professional thinks that the
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2015 Travel, Golf, New Zealand, New Zealand
We drove down to Taupo from Auckland, making a day of it visiting various sites along the way. Much of New Zealand is results of volcanic activity during the development of the earth. We stopped in Rotorua It is always interesting to see the geysers, cauldrons and the hot mud
Dateline January 27, 2015 – Taupo and Ambleside B & B Read More »
2015 Travel, Bed and Breakfast, New Zealand
On Wednesday we had a 10:00 tee time at Wairakei Golf and Sanctuary. Wairakei is owned by a wealthy dairy farmer that the locals in Taupo refer to as smiley, because no one has ever seen him smiling. As you arrive at the course you first see this beautiful totem
Dateline January 28, 2015 – Golf at Wairakei Golf and Sanctuary Read More »
2015 Travel, Golf, New Zealand, New Zealand
Upon leaving Gulf Harbour Golf, we made our way, about a 1 hour drive, to Panorama Heights, our bed and breakfast for the evening in west Auckland high in the Waitakere Range. We arrived a little after 6:30 and met our hosts Allison and Paul. They have run the Panorama
Dateline January 26, 2015 – Panorama Heights -Western Auckland Read More »
2015 Travel, Bed and Breakfast, New Zealand
After an excellent breakfast at Swallow Ridge we said our good byes to our wonderful hosts Mike and Chris, and the great facility. We headed south back toward Auckland for a round of golf at Gulf Harbour, a Robert Trent Jones course that hosted the 1998 World Cup of golf.
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2015 Travel, Golf, New Zealand, New Zealand
Kauri Cliffs Golf Club was about a 35 minute drive from Kerikeri. We turned off a main road and followed a dirt road for about a mile, we wondered if TomTom was taking us to a wrong location. Finally a gate appeared, very unassuming, with a security speaker on the
Dateline January 26, 2015 – Golf at Kauri Cliffs Read More »
2015 Travel, Golf, New Zealand, New Zealand
We drove out of Auckland the first thing Saturday morning traveling north on our way to our first golf adventure, our destination the Bay of Islands. This area of New Zealand is well known for the 144 islands, water sports and beaches. Of course going to the beach was not
Dateline January 24, 2015 – Bay of Islands – Swallow Ridge Read More »
2015 Travel, Bed and Breakfast, New Zealand
We arranged our travels here with Playing Around New Zealand, Ltd., through Will Owen. Will met us at the airport and took us into Auckland to settle us at the Stamford Hotel, beautiful facility. After checking in we walked the dock front to find a place for dinner.
Dateline January 24, 2015 – Auckland – Welcome to New Zealand Read More »
2015 Travel, Australia, New Zealand
We arrived in Sydney after 24 hours of flight time around 8:30 Tuesday morning. We traveled to the hotel and met up with our travel friends peter and Bunny Warenski. We wrote of them in the past as part of our Alaska trip and companions for a month of playing
Dateline – January 21, 2015 – New Zealand and Australia – The Adventure Begins at Doyles Read More »
2015 Travel, Australia, New Zealand