The place where we stayed in Wellington was lovely, but it was right in the city. Our next stop in Whanganui was called “The House on the Hill”. Combine that with a mention of “ocean views” and we were cautiously optimistic. When we arrived, our hopes were fully realized.

It comes with a large deck with a table and lounge chairs.

It also comes with a hot tub and a pool. And, if you are feeling especially energetic, an outdoor pool table.

And, after a pleasant swim, you can cool off in the lounge chair on the deck.

You also have views over the surrounding pastoral scenery, and can listen to the sheep, and the Tui.

And the it was wine o’clock. The fridge was stocked with sparkling wine.

And then I couldn’t resist trying an interesting beer I picked up in Wellington.

When I started writing this post, I was enjoying this view…

We have a full kitchen so we had a salad on the deck.

And then we watched the sun set over the Tasman sea.