There were no ladies in the mens amenities this morning so my shower passed without incident. Jay, however, had to contend with the usual snorting, ******* and make up slapping! After brekky we hit the road down to Wellington, the capital of New Zealand. We just hoped to goodness that it was going to be nothing like Canberra. The road there clung to the side of a valley and was full of the usual twists and turns and the now usual aggressive toss pieces. After a g...

It had rained on and off most of the night. When we awoke it was overcast and there were still some showers about. Normally it's Jay who comes back from the amenities with horror stories but today unusually it was my turn. All was good as I went off for my shower. I met Claudia the cat on the step of the amenities block looking cute. She purred at me and I bid her a good morning. I then entered the mens amenities, the one with men written clearly in big letters n...

We awoke to the soothing sound of the sea. Our morning view across the ocean was beautiful. After brekky we drove to the Castlepoint Scenic Reserve and went for a walk to the lighthouse up on the headland. There was a dark and brooding atmosphere here but it was a very beautiful place. We walked right up to the lighthouse on Castle Rock and got some great views across the bay towards the camp site and in the other direction of the sheltered lagoon. From the light...

The day started well with a grapefruit that wasn't a tangelo! This proper red grapefruit was found lurking amongst the NZ grapefruits (tangelos) in New World. It's little Australian sticker had given me hope that it was going to be red inside. I was happy as can be when I found out that it was! After brekky we hit the road out of Napier heading south towards Wellington and our passage off the crazy North Island. We were accompanied by the usual aggressive drivers...

After brekky we hit the road with today's destination being Napier about 100 kilometres away. The road there was fairly quiet with only minimal aggressive and arrogant tossers to deal with. The landscape along the way was very green and verdant as usual and we drove through a lot of commercial plantation forests. The weather started out gorgeous today and we arrived in Napier under a blue sky. A lot of the roads into Napier were lined with huge palm trees and the...