An early start to get packed and taxi picked us up at 09.15 to take us to collect the motor home that will be our home for the next 3 weeks! After the usual paperwork but surprisingly nothing more to pay, we were let loose with a brand new Kea four berth motor home with delivery mileage only. All the equipment, appliances, bedding etc had not been previously used. After a quick demonstation we were on the road and first port of call was to a local supermarket to...

After having had a continental breakfast in The Heritiage Hotel we headed down to the port and caught the local ferry to Devonport. From the wharf we headed uphill towards North Head and were helped by the strong winds behind us. Once on top we explored the underground tunnels from the Second World War and were able to look back at the fantastic views of Auckland. Once down the other side of the hill we were sheltered from the wind and it was quite warm as we cl...

Breakfast on the plane and Arrived at Auckland Airport at 11.30 where it was absolutely pouring with rain. We had to have our walking shoes cleaned at security so we had to unpack our case and was another hour before we finally got out of the airport. Met by super shuttle bus which took us to the Heritage Hotel In the centre of Auckland. The Sky Tower which was close to the hotel was not visible when we arrived, but when we woke up from our snooze having had litt...

A later star this morning after a late night!!!!! After another hearty breakfast we took the MRT to Harbour Front. We then took the boardwalk into Sentosa which is an island of fun. It was a weekend and it seemed that half of Singapore where there. We wandered around the park and ended up on Palawan Beach which is the southern most point of continental Asia. After a cooling drink on the beach we headed back to the hotel to pack. We were picked up at 17.30 and ta...

After 12 hours sleep we are feeling much refreshed and had buffet breakfast in the hotel. It was then back on the MRT initally in the wrong direction before finding our way to Marina Bay and onto the Gardens by the Bay. The site covered over 70 acres with incredible plants, trees, structures and flowers. The orchids were growing like weeds. There were two enormous cooled domes, Flower Dome and Forest Cloud with an incredible array of flowers and trees from across...