Sunday, February 5, 2012

Backroads winds down

More biking and hiking the last three days with Backroads. Thankfully they provide options for long or short hikes and biking.
Here is one day's plan laid out complete with sandals for sand and cans for hills.



Our hotel is a lovely estate in the Hawks bay area of the north island. Nancy and Tom had the ultimate suite.


This is a higher end tourist area set in rolling hills. Biking takes us past vineyards and orchards of apples and peaches, and sheep and cows and sheep and cricket games and sheep. The flowers are ever present too.


Lunch stops are always a treat.


Dinner at the Elephant Hill winery included a wine tasting.








Our last morning was a lovely hike in the redwood forest


And rolling hills.



After farewells


we were taken to the Napier airport to pick up our rental car and head to Martinburough and wine country. Tomorrow we're off to Wellington after we check out a few wineries.



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