Pathway to the Sunrise: Te Ara ki te Rawhiti

Tanya Cumberland and Charmaine Pountney take a Pacific holiday with a difference – the East Coast Highway Yearning for a Pacific holiday?  Why not explore our own Pacific coast – Highway 35 around the East Cape of the North Island? This is a stunning 330km journey from Opotiki to Gisborne.  Allow at least a week. [...]

A short trip to Rotorua and Whakatane – The Bay of Plenty

It was time for a break – I decided to go and visit friends Kate and Lyn from Driftwood Dreamers who live at Opotiki. Driftwood Dreamers offer women’s tours in New Zealand – see their tours here. The Luge in Rotorua On the way I picked up a friend Linda in Rotorua where I have [...]