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Home-baked Luggage
Whose mother travels on the bus with her carry-on luggage bursting with home-baking? Mine does, that’s who. Mum’s carry-on bag contained no less than Plum Cake, Feijoa Muffins, biscuits, lemons to make a Lemon Syrup, and a pot of butter! Mum stepped off the warm bus and into a bitterly cold wind that […]
Posted in Cakes and Cupcakes, Festive and Celebrations, Travel
Excursion off State Highway 2 (SH2): Upper Norsewood, then SH50
Travelling north on State Highway 2 (SH2) to warmer weather, is a journey I have made hundreds if not thousands of times. The main objective is to get to Hawke’s Bay to see family, sticking to the main highway, and although I enjoy the sights on this road, and townships and areas of interest […]
Posted in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, Travel
Excursion off State Highway 2 (SH2): to Ormondville, Takapau, and Waipukurau
My friend and I travel the Palmerston North–Napier State Highway (SH2) frequently, sticking to the main route so as to arrive at our destination ASAP (with only one regular stop for coffee!), but lately there have been murmurings that we should get to know a bit of the countryside that we zoom past so […]
Posted in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, Travel
Autumn Road-Trip
As I do not know who this saying is attributed to, or even whether it is word for word, I feel I am going to mangle it : “it’s not the destination but the journey”. Then to paraphrase and add a bit to it : ‘remember that wherever you are going, take into account […]
Posted in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, Travel
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