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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Dateline January 26, 2015 – Panorama Heights -Western Auckland

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 Heights home for the last 16...

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Dateline January 26, 2015 -Golf at Gulf Harbour

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. Jones likens the...

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