After a great sleep on a very comfortable bed we woke up to a beautiful day on 'the farm'. Mike had already fed the chooks and was up to his elbows sorting out a mis-behaving septic tank. Luckily he was able to use his great skill and ingenuity to fix it or we dread to think what the result might have been!! After breakfast we all set off out, including Wendy the dog, for a bit of an outing. First stop was the Matua winery where we tasted a couple of very good w...

By the time we had packed up and grabbed some breakfast at our favourite cafe on the wharf (especially favourite because it serves the only decent bacon we have come across in New Zealand, ie nice meaty back bacon instead of that crispy American style stuff!!), we were already running a bit late. However, we were determined to fit in everything we had planned for the day and started by getting the ferry over to Russell, just across the water. This is a very quain...