Dear all,
My god, we feel so lucky once again. After spending a few days in Wellington (south of North Island), we headed to the Hawkes Bay to try to find a job in a vineyard/winery. And what a success!! We went to Crab's Farm winery created and managed by Hamish since 1987.They own a few parcels which produce Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Rose, Merlot (like a Bordeaux powerful wine)….Again we could not be part of the harvesting as this was due to start in one week time so we did some gardening (one of our specialities from now on…;-). We spent some amazing time with Hamish, his Cafe staff (where we were spoilt with free food like mussels, scallops etc) and his wife, Dominique and her son Salvador. We also had the chance to spend one day at their very relaxing home….Thanks Hamish for everything and the home made wines and Brandy bottles ;-). After this we headed straight away to the middle of the North island to the Tongariro National Park to do some tramping (trekking). What a scenery we had there under a perfect weather….the volcanos, the lakes, the toxic fumes, its colors etc….Check out our pics under New Zealand, Foodies and Portraits. We now head North to visit Rotorua & its geysers and the Bay of Plenty coast.
