It rained all night and it was still raining this morning but on the positive side we didn't have to pack up wet tents like some people on the site. We went and did some geocaches along the beach. The area has black pebbly beaches which aren't the most attractive and they may have looked better with blue skies. On the way to Taupo the temperature problem in the camper van reoccurred and even though Graham topped the radiator up with water it didn't se...

Still raining so no cycling but wine instead. I know 10 O' clock in the morning is a bit early to start drinking wine but the Wine Centre was an interactive wine education centre! First you had to go sniffing lots of smells fruity, nutty, woody etc and then we sat and watched a film and had six glasses to sniff and taste. The experts on the video told us what we were suppose to be smelling and tasting. We both agreed the most expensive was best so I think we ...

OK I know we have been a bit smug about the warm dry weather but I think it might be pay back time. It started raining yesterday evening and hasn't stopped since. We have just had an almighty thunderstorm and now it's just wind and rain but it's not cold! It briefly stopped raining this morning so we had a pleasant run along the river before we left. We might have appreciated the scenery a bit more as we drove north if the weather had been better. St...