Sunday, 31 January: We met Joe and Mary at the airport at 6:30 this morning. We took them back to our hotel for a rest before setting out on the first leg of our grand tour of NZ. In the early afternoon we drove to Miranda on the west coast of the Firth of Thames and settled in to a very comfortable two bedroom chalet at the Miranda Holiday Park. The outstanding feature of this accommodation is the thermal hot pol on the premises...delightful. Another rest hour w...

Sunday, 31 January: We met Joe and Mary at the airport at 6:30 this morning. We took them back to our hotel for a rest before setting out on the first leg of our grand tour of NZ. In the early afternoon we drove to Miranda on the west coast of the Firth of Thames and settled in to a very comfortable two bedroom chalet at the Miranda Holiday Park. The outstanding feature of this accommodation is the thermal hot pol on the premises...delightful. Another rest ho...