Thursday 26 April 2012

Gold Coast postponed, Taupo and Queenstown in our sights....

Well we have decided the Gold Coast wasn't happening this year as we had missed the good deals on flights, so we will now look at going in 2013.  Planning will begin a lot earlier, so we can get the best deals on flights.

So for now we are heading for a weekend in Taupo soon.    We always stay at the same motel - Beechtree / Miros which is quite new and there are 6 accessible studio units over the two sites.    So we will have the camera this time, so will get photos.    

We are now looking at going to Queenstown in lieu of the Gold Coast, but late October to coincide with the Alfa Romeo Owners Club AGM - one of the must do on the club calendar.   So now the planning starts for that.  

Oh and don't worry, I keep looking at the cruising sites and Cruise Critics as there are plenty of Cruises in my bucket list!!!

Friday 6 April 2012

Weekend InTauranga

We were in Tauranga last weekend for my godsons 21st.  

Had a great weekend and Bernie did the family proud by completing the Yardie in 7 minutes with 3 attempts!

We stayed at Harbour City Motor in Wharf Street http://www.taurangaharbourcity.co.nz/ which is a short stroll to the main restaurant area on the waterfront.

They have two accessible units and each time we have stayed in Unit 1.  It is very roomy, with a Queen and a single bed which give flexibility.       We did find the beds rather low, but then our bed at home is very high as it has 'bed lifters' which means I can mobilize to standing using my walker.

The bathroom has a spa bath as well as a great roll-in shower and higher toilet.  Hand rails in the shower as well as by the toilet.   One negative would be there is cabinetary under the hand basin which makes using the basin from a wheelchair a little tricky.

One TIP - tell them to put the ramp in front of the door as the door surround is a bit tricky to get over.  One of the housekeepers spotted us having a bit of bother and quickly sourced one.   Made entering and exiting better.

Forgot to take the camera (again) hence no photos.

Like most accommodations the kitchen area is not very accessible friendly, but thats my hubbys job anyway!

Can highly recommend.  We paid $155 per night.

Gold Coast planning???

Well things are progressing very slowly, in fact virtually stalled as the prices are currently far too high.   There were specials for a short time on the airfares, but before anyone made a decision - poof they were gone.....