Boat Trip

A few shots of our three island boat trip. The day started off a bit dodgy with us not being picked up and we had a 40 min van ride to catch up to the boat. From then on the day just better & better! A fantastic day out with an authentic Croatian lunch in the courtyard of a family home, an open bar on board, sunshine and beautiful swimming beaches. All for about NZ$100.

Montenegro

Today we took ourselves off on a day trip to Montenegro. The Adriatic is a crystal clear blue sea and the scenery along the way was spectacular! This is a very beautiful part of our world.

Montenegro - the island on the right is man made

Montenegro

Kotor, Montenegro

View from the top of the hill we climbed in a
small walled village called Kotor

Marina in Budva, Montenegro

Time for a splash

The locals beach at Budva 

The tourists beach at Budva

A little Montenegro village

Dubrovnik

OK, so now I know why everyone loves Dubrovnik. Day 1 has been a beautiful day in every way in this gorgeous city.

Old Town, Dubrovnik 

Old Town, Dubrovnik 

The old port

JR at River Ombla, the smallest river in Europe,
only 40 metres long

View of the old town from the Mountain

Sunset from the top of Mount SRDJ

Croatia Calls

Feeling excited!  We are on our way to Croatia for a few days, then back to London for a week. 

Farewell Gypsy Girl!

We farewelled our Gypsy Girl today as she travels to new waters and home in Aotearoa. She has been the coolest home on wheels for the past 12 months taking us through Europe, North Africa and the U.K. and has clocked up some 34,869 kms (21,671 miles). Oh what a ride!!!

Brockenhurst, Hampshire

A couple of lovely relaxed days in the New Forest with Karen Brettell & Stu Brettell. Thank you for the wonderful and beautiful country experience. It's now time to dry out as you are a bad influence on us kiwis!

A damp day called for a pub crawl in
 Brockenhurst

Donkeys walking the Main Street is a typical sight
in the village of Brockenhurst.

Vehicles just maneuver around the livestock

More donkeys

Deer in our front yard, back yard and all around
us. Fortunately they are all protected from
John Russell

Landhydrock Manor

After visiting the beautiful Landhydrock Manor & gardens in Cornwall, we've had a super few days catching up with friends in Devon. The weather has been superb along with the company.

Lanhydrock manor, near Bodmin

Lanhydrock Manor, a magnificent 16th century
manor with 52 rooms to view. It was a monastery,
 an abbey and a family home before it was put
in the hands of the heritage trust in the 1960's.

The gardens at Lanhydrock

Cockington Village, Torbay.

A lovely Sunday Roast in Cockington Village with
Bill Amery, Polly & Claire.

Ladram Bay, Otterton near Sidmouth

Ladram Bay, Otterton near Sidmouth

Ladram Bay 

John with his Welsh rugby mates, Mike & Stuart.

Catch up with Amerys

Thank you Bill & Polly for the wonderful company, generous hospitality and sunshine. A great catch up— at Cockington village, Torquay.

Cornwall Cont..

Another couple of gorgeous days in Cornwall. The beauty of this region has won us over! The sunny and warm weather does help!

St Michael's Mount, Marazion near Penzance.
A rocky island with a harbour and village
community, topped by a fortified medieval
castle, that's still a family home.

You can access the island by either boat or
walking across the cobbled causeway on low tide.

Waiting for low tide .... Some of us couldn't wait!

The St Michael's Mount castle

Another view of the castle

The castle grounds and gardens
(view from the castle)

St Michael's Mount village church

At Lizard Point - Mainland Britain's most
southerly point

Lizard point, famed for shipwrecks and the
return of the Cornish chough.

At Lizard point, the lighthouse in the background

Kynance Cove, close to Lizard point. Kynance
has a spectacular beach, people swimming were
swimming there today. A bit cold for us!

The beach at Kynance Cove

Lovely old cottages