Exploring the heart of Napier, New Zealand - North Island Roadtrip Vlog Day 8
Day 8 of our 42-day trip around the North Island of New Zealand was a work and exploration day in Napier, Hawkes Bay. So while the day was not as full on as some of our others, we spent time checking out the heart of Napier, including the famous Marine Parade at dawn where we were treated to a spectacular sunrise.
We stayed at the Nautilus Hotel for the duration of our time in Napier and we tried out their restaurant breakfast on this morning after we got back from our dawn walk. We also got dinner from the on-site restaurant. The Nautilus is an absolutely beautiful hotel, I can't recommend it enough. Enjoy!
We are setting up a couple of Plantronics Voyager Edge Bluetooth headsets for work to use with Skype For Business / Lync. I'm told they work, and they have plenty of talk time and range for our office which is great. Join me as I unbox one of them and stay tuned for another video with setup instructions and review.
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Depending on when you are driving and whether or not you find the windscreen HUD on the new VF Holden Calais annoying, you may wish to change the brightness of it. This is an easy task to do using the dashboard controls.
See how to change the HUD position here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLm-d6g3Xqs
See how to change the HUD style here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4SX0dJ-Myg
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Day 2 of our 42-day road trip around the North Island of New Zealand started off from our accommodation in Greytown, Greyfriars Motel. We headed down to Martinborough, and then made our way to Lake Ferry, Onoke Spit, and Cape Palliser Lighthouse. On the way back, we hiked up to the Putangirua Pinnacles where some scenes from Lord of the Rings were filmed, and we also found some seals and their pups along the way. Enjoy!
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Greyfriars Motel Review: http://stillaslife.com/travel/accommodation/greyfriars-motel-greytown-new-zealand-garden-room-review/
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In this video, I have gotten the ViGrace Winter Touchscreen Compatible Gloves to see if it is a good option for walking outdoors in winter. I'm sharing my first impressions and an overview of the gloves.
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The adult SDA Sabbath School lesson for today, November 20 2022 is on Luke 16:19-31, the parable of the rich man and Lazarus and you can read it at https://ssnet.org/lessons/22d/less09.html
I hope you get something from it. Let me know down in the comments!
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Part of the Royal Caribbean Dreamworks experience was the Move It Move It parade on the first night as we were departing from Sydney Harbour aboard Voyager of the Seas.
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The car, a staple part of the growing big horn sheep diet at Miette Hot Springs, Alberta Canada. Unless they think someone's looking.
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Our first waiter on Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Seas, Alfredo Pingol, loves magic. He did this trick for us, where he made sugar pass through 3 mugs!
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In this video, I have gotten the Lowepro Tahoe BP 150 Lightweight Backpack to see if it is a good option for a lightweight camera and laptop backpack to replace my old one. I'm sharing my first impressions and an overview of the bag.
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