Part #3 Taupo
Departing Napier we will travel 2 hours to Taupo – our next stop on the NZ North Island Trip of 2022. With a little bit of lock-down fever for most of us, I thought I would tempt you with discoveries, stories and tales of adventure. Taupō was created nearly two thousand years ago by a …
Part #2 – Napier
After Wellington, we then pack up and travel to Napier via Martinborough, home to over 20 wineries and a picturesque village. Napier is known as the Art Deco Capital of the world. We are in Napier for 3 nights and Sue and Caz will join us here. Following a massive earthquake (7.9 on the Richter …
NZ North Island Trip #1
I am super excited about this trip, it just has the feeling of our last big trip to the Ryder Cup. We have groups popping in and out and some staying for the whole trip – we have new Tour members and we get to play Tara iti, life just doesn’t get much better than …
Playing Le Golf National
Today is the big day, we play Albatros course at Le Golf National which is the same course that the Ryder Cup was played on, they have also kindly left the pin placing as they were in the singles. We have decided on no goodie bags so that we can see how few points we …
Laranjal
Originally an orange grove, the par 72 championship course boasts spectacular fairways and well-defined greens, Laranjal is renowned for its five beautiful lakes, umbrella pines, cork-oaks and orange trees. Even the golf carts are orange. I have to say that the golf carts on the Quinta courses have the most comfortable cushioned seats – you …
Golf at Les Bordes – Loire Valley
This morning we are playing a golf course called Les Bordes, we were picked up in a small bus and then picked up a few other people at hotels around Paris, as tedious as this sounded – we got a guided tour of Paris. Drove past the Grand Palace, Petit Palace, Champs de Élysées, Arc …
Algarve to Paris – moving day
Today we left Portugal, after an amazing 15 fun filled, warm, action packed days it is with sad hearts that we depart. No more big watering can, we thought this was an Aussie thing, but the Algarve has its big watering can, see picture below. John is sifting through the property mag and discovered a …
Day 3 – Barnbougle Dunes
Now joined by Ali, Ross and Cockers we check into the Barnbougle Villas which are 4 bedroom Villas with fab views up the first hole of the Dunes course. This morning we woke up to another calm day and having Cathy here to let us know what the weather was like for her the last …
Day 2 – Ocean Dunes
Today we were playing at Ocean Dunes which is a 45 minute trip from Cape Wickham where we are staying. So we were up early and off down the road. We had met some guys from The National and they had said that they were v very disappointed with Ocean Dunes, so our expectations were …