Home Sweet Home!

Well here we are home in France, and feeling rather jet lagged!! our bodies are here, but we think our heads are still in another time zone.

We've had a wonderful time in New Zealand, thats us cooking our last dinner in Amity.  Now looking forward to a busy season.  Its great to travel, but home is certainly best!.  Hope you've all enjoyed reading our Blog. look out for our next adventure...Sue & Chris

Auckland Airport

Had a great last couple of days in Amity, went to a resort south of New Plymouth called Oakura, absolutely brilliant , we had a great lunch, and then walked on the beach, the camper van was parked facing the sea, amazing views. Then back to Wanganui and Rachel's house, where we cleaned Amity ready for her next adventure, had a lovely evening with Rachel, went out for dinner, and had a taster menu, with 4 different wines. This lunchtime we flew from Wanganui to Auckland in an 18 seater plane, which just hovered above the white fluffy cloud, a great experience. Now waiting for our flight to Melbourne, then onto Dubai and last stage to Paris. A long journey, but it seems ages ago that we arrived here. More photos to follow soon. We've had a wonderful time in New Zealand, seen a tiny part of it, so I'm sure one day we'll return to do some more, and of course visit all our family here. Looking forward to seeing all our UK family next week, and friends in France.

Views of Hawkes Bay

Look out got the sheep running away from Chris!

Back in Hawkes Bay

Where has the time gone! We travelled back from the South Island on the ferry Friday to Wellington, then drove back to Colette and Nigel's house in Napier. We really enjoyed sleeping in a bed again after nearly 3 weeks in the camper van. From where I'm sitting this morning, through the morning mist I can see cows grazing on the hillside. Saturday we followed a trail, and had a view all over Hawkes Bay, it seems highly populated after the South Island, which it isn't. We are just used to so few people. Saturday evening we went to a quiz night with my sister's work colleagues, she works at Hastings Hospital, so needless to say some good fun, people here would definitely not be pc in the UK. Sunday today, and we have a leg of lamb for dinner kindly donated by Colette's neighbour, this is for letting him grave his animals on their land. Back to Amity tomorrow for our last couple of days.

Havelock

This is where all the huge green lipped mussels come from, and Chris enjoying a bowl of them!

Cable Bay

Lake Rotoroa