Thursday, 27 February 2014

The North, Abel Tasman...a kind of perfume and sound of Provence & the Malborough sounds before reaching the North island!

Dear all,
Here it is, our visit of the South Island is coming to an end....And what a treat to be here in the North. Blue sky everyday, morning swim almost every day, bluer and warmer water, great coast walks with great views....+ the smell of the Provence, the sound of the musical crickets & cigales...What a joy....! Also personally I felt my first spleen about home, our family & friends, our trip...travelling from one place to another is slightly less exciting that what we have done so far and we knew it...But C'mon, lets not complain and make the most of our trip...(actually I was starving and exhausting when I felt this...)
We will now spend one or two more days in the North before taking a ferry to reach Wellington. And what a final stay: we went in the Malborough sounds, enjoying the scenic routes with Nicky, the swim in the sounds, fishing with Nick & Courtney....the ferry at night & Wellington at Stan's & Carol's. Check the pics out at New Zealand, Foodies & Portraits. By the way, the goal of our trip in the North Island is to visit the Hawkes Bay & its vineyards (we will try to work there), its volcano region, its surfing coasts, its Bay of Islands (where Agnes booked skydiving without telling me...arghhhhh) and Auckland...And do not forget to send us emails...we love this!