Today Rich and the girls (Maggie & Gissie, two beautiful King Charles Spaniels) joined us as we toured along the coast towards Whakatane and the lakes between Kawerau and Rotorua. Rich remembered some hot pools where we spent a lovely hour relaxing before heading off for lunch bedsides the lake. The dogs really enjoyed their day swimming both in the ocean and the lake and we enjoyed watching their fun. The cover photo on this entry was taken from Vicki and ...

Today Rich and Vicki thought it would be good idea to get some exercise so we made our way to the Mount which overlooks Tauranga. After a short climb we made it to the top for some spectacular views of the town and coastline. At the top we saw a stunt paraglider who had fantastic talent although on several occasions we thought he was going to crash, he did however land safely. We then spent a fantastic afternoon on the beach jet skiing. Rich & Vicki have a ...

Richard and Vicki very kindly invited us to stay with them for a few days and we arrived at their home early in the evening. Having been on the road for about eight weeks now it was wonderful to settle into a family home for a while. Rich and Vicki have been in NZ for six years now and are just living the dream together with their lovely children, Emily and Josh. They have a great set of friends, an absolutely fantastic home in a wonderful location and careers t...