Dateline: February 11, 2015 – New Zealand – Good Bye and Thanks

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.

Our first thank you goes to ...

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January 29, 2015 – Golf at Jack Nicholas Designed Kinloch Golf Club

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 owner google...

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Dateline January 27, 2015 – Taupo and Ambleside B & B

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 baths,it reminded us ...

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