new zealand

On the 7th February Emma and I got married on a brilliantly sunny (and hot) Auckland day. We then had a great honeymoon in Nelson and Golden Bay, where amazingly the weather held out very well compared to the rest of the country.

In Nelson we stayed at Te Puna Wai and in Golden Bay we had a comfy bach at Adrift. Both of the places were excellent, and if you are in that part of the world definitely consider them both if you are after great views, spa baths and hospitality.

For posterity I have put some of the photographs we took of our travel online here.

We went up to the Coromandel again this year but the weather was not nearly as good as last year - in fact the words 'tropical cyclone' spring to mind....

This weekend we went up north to Whangapoua Beach in the Coromandel Peninsula for a bit of R&R. It was the first time I had spent a decent amount of time in the Coromandel and I came away really impressed. The weather was generally very good, the beaches beautiful and the swimming in the 3-4 foot waves awesome fun. Now I just have to get back to work, the only problem being the weather in Wellington is still brilliant....