Cycling

Wow! What a fun day out we had over on Waiheke Island!  We hired electric bikes and off we went!  This has got to be THE way to get around on hilly Waiheke. You get to see so much...

Take 8 lively women, add in a huge dose of laughter, fun and humour, some fine wining and dining, a bit of sausage making and a bonfire on the beach and of course, some cycling through the sunny Hawkes...

I don't think we could have fit more into this weekend if we tried! We covered all the bases from screaming exhilarated excitement to blissful sighs of relaxation. We arrived at our motel - Malones (that had these awesome huge...

Bali…..just the mere word conjures up a mosaic of unique, exotic, colourful, cultural experience like no other. From its mountainous interior, through villages full of temples and sweet wafting incense past its vibrant green, rice paddies to its long...

Having a Nana (or a mum) who likes to go 'adventuring' can be a lot of fun for kids.  With 3 of our grandkids (ages, 13, 8 and 6) coming to stay with us for a week, I decided...

Speeding flat tack down the bumpy forest trail, cold wind whipping past, eyes watering, intensely focused on the rutted, pot-holed, muddy, branch strewn track. Standing, crouched low on my pedals, body leaning forwards over the handlebars, fingers splayed lightly...

Day One: Arrival Day Ahh Samoa……soft warm sunshine embracing us as we step off the plane, guitars strumming, melodic voices harmonising as we go through customs, flowery shirts, lava lava’s, jandals and smiling brown faces…..We have arrived and are feeling...

The forecast didn't look that great as 9 of us headed over to Waiheke Island for a day of cycling, visiting wineries and exploring. Thank goodness we went anyway as the day turned out perfectly!   We arrived and met up...

Six of us headed off down to the "sunny" Hawkes Bay for 3 days exploring the cycle trails that run in, around and through the beautiful Hawkes Bay. Our accommodation were these warm, cosy cabins in Clive.  Once we got...

We didn't quite get to see the central Otago area in all it's Autumnal glory but it was such a lovely adventure anyway! A warm, sunny, blue sky day , the bikes were sorted and we were on our way! Nine...

A picture perfect absolutely stunning weekend!  16 of us travelled down to Ohakune for a weekend of cycling and walking and what a weekend it was!  We found out when we got there that the Old Coach Road that we...

Day One –Thu May 30th 2013 – Auckland to Samoa We were an excited bunch of 11 women arriving at Auckland airport in 2’s and 3’s for our early morning flight, sitting together in a departure café, tentatively getting to...