Tulips at Botanic Garden
Wellington Delights
Two sunny days in a row. Temperatures climbing to 60 F (about 15 C). Trees budding out. It’s starting to feel like spring down here.Crowds enjoying the vivid tulip display at Botanic Garden In the…
Us enjoying the sunset at Ohiwa Beach, Bay of Plenty NZ
Coastal Cruising ’round the PCH, Kiwi-style
Sand, shore, ocean, forest, farm – you could sum up the Pacific Coast Highway of New Zealand in a few words. Yet, even in a week, we couldn’t get enough of these. The Pacific Coast…
Southern Cross constellation above Wellington, or Maori anchor of a great canoe
Poles apart
Right now, we are about 10,000 miles apart from each other. And we don’t mean this emotionally or psychologically. Nancy has returned to Dallas to help care for her ailing father, and to situate her…
The Masonic Hotel, home of the Rose pub, Napier
Oh, What a Night: Brief Encounters on the Road
The evening started so well. After sailing along on general questions and geography, we foundered on sports and, worse, the names of rock-band drummers. Yes, it was Wednesday Quiz Night at The Rose, a pub…
Art deco glories at the Municipal Theatre, Napier
Passions Play: the fall and rise of Napier
We stood on the edge of the bulky rock bluff looming over the town of Napier and abutting the extensive arc of shoreline within Hawke’s Bay and the Pacific Ocean. Below us, tractors snatched pine…