The Travelling Bee

I left the pooch happily greeting his family and set off on a long drive north in the dark. Arriving at my accomodation (timeshare) I was astounded by the size of it. It has one bedroom and two bathrooms one of which is huge! I am in a small resort town of Paihia in the … Continue reading New Zealand – Bay of Islands

This week I've probably not had enough excersise ( due to severeal days of rain) or human interaction for me. I actually felt homesick on one particular day. So I have attempted to be proactive about some of this but, I can honestly say attempting yoga with a dog in the room is quite a … Continue reading New Zealand – The earth moved and I’m ready for another adventure

I have had a couple of trips out with the Pooch. I wanted a walk with interest for me too so I set out for the Arataki Visitor Centre on the edge of the Waitākere Ranges Regional Park. There I was able to walk on the Beveridge Track with a dog. I must say I … Continue reading New Zealand – Auckland District.

After dropping Lee at the airport I had to go and see man about a dog! Quite literally as I had managed to get a week's house sit in the suburbs of Auckland. For me this is a great way to see a place up close and personal and have some company. So meet the … Continue reading New Zealand – Auckland Suburbs

All nations have there own personalities it seems to me. Taken Directly from the Rough guide to NZ 2009 and summarised, I liked these notions. 'The Maori have never been marginalised like native Americans or Australian Aborigines'. 'There is considerable intermarriage between Maori and Pakeha (those of European descent) a fact that led to one … Continue reading New Zealand – Idiosyncrasies!

So to the last couple of days with Lee of the Rings. No nothing bad happened to him, he just went home as all good Hobbits do. On the second to last day, after our long night drive we got up at about 10am. We decided this would be a shopping day for last minute … Continue reading New Zealand – There and Back Again

The journey back to the ferry was relaxed and scenic. We stopped at Pelorus Bridge for breakfast and a short walk. It's a beautiful little spot with slow moving shallow water suitable for swimming. Not that we went in, it was very cold. We didn't realise until much later that it was an area used … Continue reading New Zealand – The return of the travellers

Up fairly early, no hairdryer so my hair was very Mohican first thing! Lee told me I looked like an aging rock star I just needed to dye it green! (I can go off people you know!) I also then received a good review on Airbnb but, they made an assumption Lee was my son, … Continue reading New Zealand – Wild West Coast

So for the second time I have travelled across the Cook Strait and Marlborough Sound to the South Island. It was just as impressive we were sat up at the front (as luck would have it because we had breakfast there), the sky was blue which was a change to the day before. We didn't … Continue reading New Zealand – Back to the South Island

Yet another early start! Today we had a visit booked at the Weta Studio Tours. We went out early to find parking near the Weta Cave (studio shop) and so we could get breakfast. The tour was fantastic, we had picked the combo tour which incorporates the workshops where The Lord of the Rings, The … Continue reading New Zealand – Weta