Some of the crew we had staying during the festival, great people having a great time.
doing my own blues number during the festival....an audiance of one puppy (Rusty) that is currently walking off!!, never mind, can only get better.
Just had the jazz art and blues festival here in Whanga, what a great weekend, this bus was used to cart people around town to the different venues the bands were playing at......roll on the next one
New colour for the Motel, almost done painting looks really good.......goodbye horrible green!!
Sunday, November 2, 2008
The girls taking surf lessons in the middle of winter this year, doing pretty well.
One of the many days of great surf we had over the summer, this day there was only about 6 people out....the bonus of living at the beach
Saturday, November 1, 2008
New years eve 07
another hard day at the office
all the girls doing the surf lesson thing, part of surf jam 08.....
Our fantastic Canadian friends who stayed with us for over 3 months, very sad day to see them go.
Nice relaxing spa..........
Summer 2008, one of the groups coming through, these guys all the way from Brazil.
One of the cars parading through the mainstreet during Beach Hop 2008, a great local annual event that thousands arrive for.
kayaking into the cave at the middle island Whangamata, a great little trip from the beach into this wilderness.
Southpacific Accommodation is a luxury Motel and Lodge located at Whangamata on the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealands North Island. A tourist mecca over the Summer months running from August through to June. The towns usual population is less than 4000 people but over the summer the population rises to over 40,000. Its a fantastic spot with beautiful scenery, fantastic beaches surrounded by forestlands. A short drive from the North Islands major centres, Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga makes Whangamata extremely popular with local tourists as well as international visitors. Southpacific caters well for the influx of visitors with a range of accommodation options, rooms are of an extremely high standard recieving a 4 star rating from Qualmark. We have Kayaks/Mountain bikes/Surfboards and can arrange fishing/diving trips/sightseeing trips. A truly wonderful place to visit.