And we arrived at Fa Fa Island Resort where we spent a very relaxing 5 nights.
The beach outside of our Fale
The Fale
Day Bed.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Tonga! Part 1
For our Easter break we travelled to Tonga; only a few hours from New Zealand. We stayed in the capital for a few days, drove a battered jeep about seeing the sights. Lots of Churches, and as it was Easter, nothing was open on the Friday. Roads were deserted; restaurants, shops, petrol stations, all shut.
After driving round in circles along roads dappled with huge craters, we found the whistling blowholes. V cool http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJiXAC7Xves
On Sunday morning we hopped aboard a boat and headed for Fa Fa Island Resort.
And there it was.
After driving round in circles along roads dappled with huge craters, we found the whistling blowholes. V cool http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJiXAC7Xves
Tonga is not a rich country and behind this extraordinary natural sight was this dilapidated hotel.
We stopped at this deserted beach to test the water temperature. Perfect!
On Sunday morning we hopped aboard a boat and headed for Fa Fa Island Resort.
And there it was.
Camping in the Wairarapa
We are rather behind so here is our update from a month ago.
Our furniture was due to arrive the following weekend and we took advantage of the still warmish weather to go camping and hiking in the Waihine Gorge. It is our new favourite place in the Wairarapa. The campsite was deserted, very basic. Run by the department of Conservation. We arrived Sat am, set up the tent, and went walking for 5 hours, cooked a delicious dinner and watched the stars come out. Not the warmest of nights; we thought it dropped to about 10'c, but we were glamping and were fully prepared with soft pillows and self inflating camping mats!
Some fishing spots
No fish though!
Our tent!
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Our trip to the Wairarapa
We went to the Wairarapa last weekend and stayed here:
http://www.bookabach.co.nz/holiday_homes/dsp_listing.cfm?bachId=3098
Our trip over the Rimutaka pass was quite slow so we were still driving, albeit only a few miles from our bach, when the sun began to set. Gran, check these out!!
The next day, we went for long walks in the hills, Ed had a little fish, again no trout to be seen.
This is the view from ouur bach.
On Sunday we drove to Castle Point, named by Cook in C18th. Stunning beaches - about 40 houses, a church and a very basic shop. Meant there was no restaurant to drink a cool chablis and eat some seafood but devoid of people, again! We need a cool box, everyone is so self sufficient here, they don't need Rick Stein. They pull on a wet suit, dive for some scallops and light a BBQ. Nice.
http://www.bookabach.co.nz/holiday_homes/dsp_listing.cfm?bachId=3098
Our trip over the Rimutaka pass was quite slow so we were still driving, albeit only a few miles from our bach, when the sun began to set. Gran, check these out!!
The next day, we went for long walks in the hills, Ed had a little fish, again no trout to be seen.
This is the view from ouur bach.
On Sunday we drove to Castle Point, named by Cook in C18th. Stunning beaches - about 40 houses, a church and a very basic shop. Meant there was no restaurant to drink a cool chablis and eat some seafood but devoid of people, again! We need a cool box, everyone is so self sufficient here, they don't need Rick Stein. They pull on a wet suit, dive for some scallops and light a BBQ. Nice.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Wellington weekend
Look at how the sunlight is illuminating Edward..the stuff of Maori folklore...
Ed crossing the dangerous fast flowing river!
The best bath ever!!
Eduardo and I went up the coast to near Otaki for my birthday. We stayed in a bach that had the best bath ever! Stunning views across the countryside. We drove to Otaki forks (the outer shire!) and went on some lovely long walks through more stunning scenery.
Monday, March 7, 2011
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