Travels with John and Janice

Dateline February 1, 2015: To the South Island, The Marlborough Valley and the Knights of the Sky

on February 21, 2015February 21, 2015By John and Janice

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 space...

Dateline – January 31, 2015 – Wellington

updated on February 21, 2015February 15, 2015By John and Janice

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 Welling...

Dateline January 30, 2015 – Cape Kidnappers

on February 11, 2015February 11, 2015By John and Janice

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 were advised to drive carefully it would be about a ...

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

updated on February 5, 2015February 5, 2015By John and Janice

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 ...

Dateline January 26, 2015 – Golf at Kauri Cliffs

on February 1, 2015February 1, 2015By John and Janice

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 side. We called and were tol...