Hi, it’s me again. Today the cruise ship entered the Tauranga Harbour. The cruise ship season starts around October and lasts for half a year during the summer. Today we had Golden Princess 👸. She arrived this morning from Auckland then leaving to Gisborne (the seaside city in the east…
In the middle of January, New Zealand, yes it is a midsummer climate. The tomato plant planted from the seedlings in early October is gradually coming to eat. Grapes are still green. Eating around February will be ready. Hydrangea also in season ( or always in season ? ) makes…
About 90 kilometres from Tauranga and approximately 1-hour drive by car, it was my first visit to Whakatane! The population of the city is about 20,000 people, Bay of Plenty’s third largest urban area behind Tauranga and Rotorua. While going to Whakatane, there are also several small villages with camping…
Do you have any food that you think, I’m in trouble if this is gone? Baked beans in New Zealand! It is one of their favourite foods for breakfast. It is a simple food with beans and tomato sauce mixed, I sometimes think, one day, if baked beans and tomato…
Apparently, this boat was made in 1956 (New Zealand made). New Zealand has many people who own boats. As the country’s surrounded by the ocean, (Yes, it’s same in Japan as well) spending time at the beach, swimming in the sea, go fishing, etc. there is abundant leisure in the sea….
It’s still quite small, but some kiwifruits are beginning to grow. Apparently, kiwifruit is full of Vitamin C. Great! And this is Golden kiwifruit. When compared with green kiwifruit, the skin is thinner, and its surface is not so fluffy. So it’s easy to cut. Inside is yellow. Yes,…
About 30 km southeast of Hamilton city of North Island. Lake Karapiro is an artificial reservoir lake on the Waikato River, 30 kilometres south-east of the city of Hamilton in New Zealand’s North Island. The lake was formed in 1947 by damming the Waikato River to store water for the…
I went to a newly opened cafe called -Mixture Eatery in the morning. Although it is a little away from the busy shopping street of Mount Maunganui, it was pretty crowded. Numbers of office and shops etc. are increasing nearby, A new apartment is starting to build in the…
After the heavy rain… Mclaren Falls is locating about 30 minutes drive from Tauranga.
Today I had the chance to go from Tauranga to Hamilton. It is about 100 kilometres away and it is about an hour and a half by car. I don’t know about Hamilton much, but I wanted to find a nice cafe for a good coffee. So my secret weapon…
