Hawkes Bay Wine Tour, Napier, New Zealand

Mission Estate

Mission Estate

Ash Ridge Vineyard

Tour

Grapes Explained

Wings Over Wairarapa, New Zealand

Every 2 years an air display is held in Masterton called Wings Over Wairarapa and we popped along last Sunday hoping that the weather would be kind. Having not been to an air display since for about 20 years it was most enjoyable. We took along our folding chairs and umbrellas and time seemed to fly by. As it happened the threatened morning rain cleared and the umbrellas were useful sun shades.

Second World War Ground Display

Moving into the jets

Mosquito preparing to take off

Mosquito with two DH Vipers and a later Venom

Mosquito close fly by

Seasprite helicopter

Yak52s

de Havilland DH5 scout plane (I think)

Sopwith Triplane

German Pfalz D.III built for the movie Blue Max

Supermarine Spitfire Tr IX

Supermarine Spitfire Tr IX and Spitfire Mk IX

Napier and Te Awanga, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

We spent 4 nights in Napier touring the area then 2 nights in Te Awanga relaxing.

Napier Seafront

Views across Tuki Tuki

Clearview

Lunch break

Bach at Te Awanga

Bath on deck

Time out

Te Awanga to Clifton

Old cars and caravan!

Clifton fields

Te Awanga erosion

Craggy Range

Craggy Range - Next Sophia release

Found a bottle of Wellington's Tuatara Double Trouble which comes with 3D glasses !