New Zealand – The Rainbow Road

New Zealand – The Rainbow Road

5th February     THE RAINBOW ROAD From the spa fun in Hanmer Springs, we drive via Jacks Pass on a bumpy gravel path to the remote and majestic Lake Tennyson formed from a glacial moraine dam, where we camp up for the night under a blanket of stars.   As we are up at...
New Zealand- Molesworth Station

New Zealand- Molesworth Station

4th February      MOLESWORTH STATION Molesworth Station is New Zealand’s largest farm, covering almost half a million acres with the country’s largest herd of beef cattle (up to 10,000 in winter) and also its most remote.  At 900metres, it is the highest occupied year...
New Zealand South Island – Clarence Valley

New Zealand South Island – Clarence Valley

31st January     SOUTH ISLAND-MARLBOROUGH SOUNDS We leave early to catch the Interislander ferry across the Cook Strait through the Marlborough Sounds to the South Island.  After a short wait at the port, we drive on and head upstairs to the seating area which is...
NZ Wellington & Around

NZ Wellington & Around

26th January As we had already been to Hawkes Bay to the east of the island on a previous trip, we decide to head south 170km and 2 hours to the coast and Himatangi Beach driving the scenic roads out of the national park.   Finding a self-contained cabin, we relax for...