van wyk journeys
My travel and photographic blog
+15 light rain with a few sunny breaks, light winds The day started with heavy rain. Our plan was to tramp one of the Abel Tasman’s many tramps (hikes). Fortunately, we dragged our heels through breakfast, second cup of coffee and getting caught up on the blog. By delaying, we actually caught a break in …
+16, raining cats and dogs, and very windy Today we are off to Motueka on the South Island. But first, we need to take a 3 1/2 hour ferry “cruise” which under blue skies and calm winds would be a piece of cake. But not today, the seas are high due to the adverse weather conditions …
Friday +26, no winds, great day Saturday +17, windy, very wet Today was a very short drive from Martinborough to Wellington through the Rimutaka pass arriving at the Park Hotel in Wellington, sounds easy, doesn’t it? Not so fast and fasten your seat belts. Remember the windy (winding) roads I said that I would not …
+22, no wind, light clouds Today we have a long drive to Martinborough but the roads are now wider than the ones in the north a welcome relief. We stop in Masterton to try and do a little shopping. No success. Our accommodation was amazingly comfortable. We had originally planned to do a winery tour but we were …