Hokitika, New Zealand Just when I thought tonight I’d have to report our first ho-hum day, not a terrible day, […]

Hokitika, New Zealand Our proprietress in Christchurch knocked on our door this morning and said, “We’re having a Northwestern wind

Christchurch, New Zealand It’s easy to forget that New Zealand lies atop an active thermal hot spot, part of the

Kaikoura, New Zealand Lunch, that is. I gave all my lunch over the side into the South Pacific Ocean. It

Renwick, New Zealand . . . So the grapes will grow and they can make more wine. (Apologies to Dean

Renwick, New Zealand By google.maps.com it’s about two and a half hours driving time from Abel Tasman to Renwick, our

Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand Well, part of it anyway. The day’s plan was pretty simple: up at 7,

Marahau, New Zealand By any measure this is turning into a foodie expedition. And when I say any measure, I

Wellington, New Zealand We spent the day doing traditional touristy stuff in Wellington, the capitol of New Zealand. A fair

Wellington, New Zealand One of the greatest contributions of the Twentieth Century, right up there with sliced bread, night baseball

Taupo, New Zealand Yesterday afternoon Judy and I agreed on three objectives for today, Halloween: 1. Pay no entrance fees

Taupo, New Zealand The big insight for today came over breakfast with our Rotoura hosts Peter and Mike. I mentioned