Its good to be home. Just returned from a whirlwind tour of New Zealand's north island. I have been to NZ before but its natural beauty always takes me by surprise.
We drove south to Rotorua to see volcanic activity and shweeb, zorb and swoop (I am not making these up). We explored glow worm caverns and geyser parks and ooohed at the cherry blossom on rolling green hills. Ridiculously pretty!
A visit with dear friends who helped us discover Auckland's inner cool (and not the weather). Best of all a weekend on Waiheke Island, untouched beaches, milky blue waters and vineyards, but only 40 minutes by ferry from Auckland.
So now its almost back to normal, school and blogging will start again. First there are piles of laundry to wash, seems like we took all our clothes, and important birthday cakes to bake.
For those who want to know:
- zorbing is rolling down a hill inside a giant plastic ball - big ball and a big big hill.
- shweebing is a self propelled monorail - bicycles of the future perhaps.
- swooping is a bungee king swing kind of thing - very very scary, lots of screaming!
Popular Posts
-
What is elegance? The first thing that popped into my head was Audrey Hepburn and Jackie Kennedy Onassis, I wonder what just popped into y...
-
I decided that short of having a super stylist come and play in my home I should try and learn the secrets of styling myself. This does not...
-
My granny's home made coffee ice cream was the favourite dessert of my childhood, and remains my favourite ice cream today. Cooked in a...
-
I wish I had a rustic attic bedroom like this, a place to dream and play. Image via Andrasite I can just imagine my girls sleeping here and ...
-
Today in Build 101 we are talking curtains, or window furnishings as the decorators call them. You may think all you need to do is choose ...
-
Dramatic and masculine at the same time, with a hint of romance. Is it possible to achieve? Meg Ryan's beach house featured in Elle D...
-
Every year I mean to send out festive season greetings with a lovely picture of the family, a little update of the year just past, and wishe...
-
Jessica Helgerson kept popping up. I'm sure its happened to you too, you love a whole lot of images and realise later they are all by ...
-
I found the perfect outdoor bean bag at Resort Style Bean Bags ! Not only are they super comfortable, huge (each one seats two people easi...
-
Some new pics of Currawong Cottage . Looking so pretty now that it is getting some finishing touches. Lots and lots of trim still to paint...
Recent Post
Sponsor
Powered by Blogger.