Te Mata Park

Looking towards Napier

Tuki Tuki River and Pacific Ocean

 All these photos were taken from within half an hour's bike ride and or walk from home.

Looking South from Te Mata Peak

New School

Another new school and the third school uniform within the year. Red, green and blue, we have the set. First day today after school holidays

Te Mata Peak

Taken from the high point of today's bike ride from home. Only out for an hour, and 18 degrees to boot. Not bad for a mid-winter day.

Snow

Mounts Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe and Tongariro behind Lake Taupo.

None here, but enough to close the Napier Taupo Road last Thursday. Luckily it was open again by Saturday to enable us to travel over it to get to Tauaranga for the weekend.

July 2017

New home, new parks to discover.

With Malcolm (over for the Lions Tour) in Auckland.

End of an Era...

... and the start of the next adventure as we prepare to move to Hawke's Bay in the North Island.

First visit from the Tooth Fairy

School Holiday Activities

At the beach

First snow on the mountains

In the Antarctic .......  Centre

Flying Foxes

Orana  Wildlife Park, feeding a Giraffe

Mayday

Conkers

Happy Easter to all our readers

Amy's 5th Birthday

Cake Number 1 for her Birthday

Cake Number 2 for the party

Back Home

 After 11 months away, we're finally back in our house.

Around the East Cape

Otarawairere Bay, Ohope

Heading home the long way, via the East Cape - the easternmost point in New Zealand.

Ohope and Ohiwa Harbour entrance from Ohiwa

Motu River

 

Waihau Bay

From East Cape looking south.

East Cape Road

 

Back in NZ

 Not quite the trip back we planned. Fog in Birmingham and Amsterdam meant flight delays and an impossible connection to Singapore, so instead of KLM we ended up on Emirates to Dubai and straight through to Auckland on the longest flight in the world - 17 hours, after an hour's delay on the runway in Dubai because of fog! It did get us to Auckland a day early, but we missed out on our nice relaxing overnight stop in Singapore. Here we are at Mairangi Bay in Auckland.

 Takapuna Beach, Auckland.

With Anabel, Adele and Lucy in their pool in Tauranga.

Christmas

A snack for Santa

He's been!

Not everyone is so excited.