Mini Golf (Napier) Drive to Taupo Craters of the Moon Honey Hive Played a game of mini golf in Napier, on the coast - before heading off to Taupo (just under 2hr drive). As we were heading out of Napier, had a utility drive straight across in front off us (i.e. turning right across our lane, just drove across without checking - I think he had assumed we were turning - which we weren't) VERY nearly hit, fortunate he realize and accelerated ...

Drive to Napier Up early, as we needed to arrange a new camera - asked the tom tom to take us to d*** Smith, but missed a trust as we left the hotel - which worked well, as it was taking us to one in the city, but turned out there was one just down the road when we went the wrong way. Unfortunately they didn't have the camera we're looking for. Tried to find a place we had heard of in the city - but appeared they had moved and no indication where (even t...

Ferryy across islands Wellington Botanical Gardens As we were about to check out, one of the hotel staff came over and returned our camera which had been found for us and returned to the hotel. While the physical damage to the camera isminimal, it's full of water and mud - And is therefore stuffed. Fortunately we now have the memory card back - and our insurance covers damage & I had individually insured it, so we shouls be able to claim most of...

Quad biking Able Tasman National Park First thing - out to "Happy Valley Adventures" for some quad biking. As it happened we were the only ones booked in for the morning run, so it was just us and the guide - so it made for very personalized service. The weather was perfect, had poured with rain the day before - however today was clear - but there was still heaps of puddles and mud on the tracks. After passing on the trial track - we were ...

Drive to Nelson World of Wearable Art (WOW) Another day on the road. The couple who run the Sails motel continued their very friendly service, running out in the rain to give us a couple of good coffee shops we could stop at on the way and fare welling us. The drive to Nelson proved interesting… stack behind a truck for the first 100km, it seems many of the truck drivers refuse to use the slow vehicle sections of road, and given the roads are all...