Posted in Holidays on October 10th, 2008 2 Comments »
We arrived in Taupo on day three of our holiday, after an energetic morning on the ski slopes, and as we drove up to the Anchorage we were filled with memories of our amazing January holiday with ‘Chicken’ Grandma and Grandad. They were in our thoughts every day and the wonderful memories made us [...]
Posted in Holidays on September 28th, 2008 3 Comments »
We’re off on Monday for seven night’s driving round the middle of the North Island. First stop is the carrot capital of New Zealand,Ohakune, where we’ll spend two night’s just outside the town. The weather forecast for Mt Ruapehu isn’t looking wonderful for Tuesday, but there’s sun forecast for Wednesday. With a [...]
Posted in Holidays on February 11th, 2008 No Comments »
From experiencing a simulation of the Edgecumbe Earthquake at the Volcanic Activity Centre …
and watching the awesome power of water flooding through the Aratiatia Rapids…
to learning how honey is made at ‘The Honey Hive’ and sampling locally farmed prawns at the Huka Prawn Park for lunch.
Our holiday in Taupo was over a [...]
Posted in Holidays on February 11th, 2008 No Comments »
There are numerous ways to enjoy Lake Taupo. When the girls are older we’ll look forward to taking our own vessel out on the water; but in the meantime we enjoyed a sail on a yacht named ‘Barbary‘, once owned by Errol Flynn.
It was an extremely peaceful way to enjoy [...]
Posted in Holidays, YouTube on February 6th, 2008 1 Comment »
After an afternoon’s walk around ‘Crater’s of the Moon‘ we thought we’d fit in a visit to Huka Falls.
The gates to the carpark close at 6pm and with 10-minutes to spare we raced to the viewpoint. On our way we spotted some adrenaline pumped kayakers and couldn’t believe our luck! [...]
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