Hi everyone, By the time we left smelly Rotorua on Tuesday it was around 10.30am, all in all it took us about 3 hours to make our way up to Auckland. By the time we found the hotel it was nearer 2am. We were staying in the Hilton which has been built right on the harbour front and had fab views of the harbour. Checked in, had a quick lunch then had a mossie around Auckland, didn't stray too far though, all of us are feeling pretty tired! Had dinner in the Wh...

Hi everyone, We left Breckenridge at around 10.30 am on Sunday morning after a nice breakfast outside accommpanied by Sydney the cat and speaking to VB on the phone. The drive down to Rotorua only took about 21/2 hours which was pretty painless. Found the lodge, Accolades which is about 12km outside of Rotorua, so it doesn't smell as much! Kath showed us around and its a lovely big spacious house ith views over Lake Rotorua. By the time we had unloaded the ca...

Hi everyone, Arrived at Breckenridge Lodge in Hawkes Bay just outside Napier at around 4pm. Malcom met us and showed us around the lodge, which had been purpose built and had some nice grounds. Dined at the lodge in the evening as Malcom was a gormet chef. We were joined by an elderly couple called Bill and Sue and who were terribly posh! The food was beautiful and the company entertainint with some fairly heated debates! Saturday woke up to a lovely warm a...

Hi everyone, By the time we had collected the bags, got the hire car and drove the short distance to the Museum Hotel it was late afternoon. Checked into our apartment and then had dinner in the hotel. The restaurant was called the Hippotmaus and had views over the harbour. Had breakfast usual time Friday morning. We were all set to leave at 9.30am to find we had a flat tyre. It wasn't too much of a drama, the Hertz guys came out to change it and brought anoth...

Hi everyone, Arrived at Brrokhurst about 4pm and met Brian and Helen, Sophie(the poodle) and Claudia(the most lovely-ugly cat in the world!). They introduced themselves and showed us around their house where we were going to be staying. Had a cup of tea outside, in their lovely english style garden, which mum appreciated. In the evening we went to a very lively pub called the Whitehaven, Brian dropped us down in his V8 jaguar. It was a really busy night with ...