Good question. We're recently retired school teachers who spent the last 3 years at a small school in Honduras planning this trip to New Zealand for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Four years ago we took a rare break in our 35 year careers in education to spend a month in France following the 2007 World Cup. Weeks before South Africa lifted the Web Ellis Cup in Paris we had decided to be in New Zealand when the All Blacks kick-off against Tonga on Sept. 9th, 2011, and to stay there until the cup is once again lifted by a triumphant nation in Auckland on Oct. 23rd.
Attached is our itinerary:
New Zealand 2011
Sat 03 Sept Leave LOS ANGELES 22:10
Mon 05 Sept Arrive AUCKLAND 16:30, night at Kiwi Intl Airport Hotel
Tues 06 Sept Pick up camper
drive towards WELLINGTON stopping en route nothing booked
Wed 07 Sept
Thurs 08 Sept
Fri 09 Sept
Sat 10 Sept
Sun 11 Sept WELLINGTON Hutt Top 10 Holiday Park
South Africa v Wales
Mon 12 Sept Leave WELLINGTON heading to NEW PLYMOUTH, stop en route, nothing booked
Tues 13 Sept
Wed 14 Sept
Thurs 15 Sept NEW PLYMOUTH, nothing booked
USA v Russia no tickets (press pass)
Fri 16 Sept Head back to WELLINGTON, stop on route, nothing booked
Sat 17 Sept WELLINGTON, nothing booked
South Africa v Fiji
Sun 18 Sept NAPIER, nothing booked
France v Canada (press pass)
Mon 19 Sept Explore NAPIER area, nothing booked
Tues 20 Sept
Wed 21 Sept
Thurs 22 Sept
Fri 23 Sept WELLINGTON, nothing booked
Australia v USA (press pass)
Sat 24 Sept En route to NEW PLYMOUTH, nothing booked
Sun 25 Sept NEW PLYMOUTH, nothing booked
Mon 26 Sept NEW PLYMOUTH, nothing booked
Wales v Namibia
Tues 27 Sept En route to NORTH PALMERSTON, nothing booked
Wed 28 Sept NORTH PALMERSTON, nothing booked
Georgia v Romania no tickets (press pass)
Thurs 29 Sept Head back to WELLINGTON possible stop in MASTERTON area, nothing booked
Fri 30 Sept
Sat 01 Oct WELLINGTON Hutt Top 10 Holiday Park
France v Tonga
Sun 02 Oct WELLINGTON Hutt Top 10 Holiday Park
New Zealand v Canada
Mon 03 Oct Exploring, no plans wait to see what we feel like
Tues 04 Oct
Wed 05 Oct
Thurs 06 Oct
Fri 07 Oct
Sat 08 Oct WELLINGTON Hutt Top 10 Holiday Park
Quarter Finals
Sun 09 Oct WELLINGTON Hutt Top 10 Holiday Park
Quarter Finals
Mon 10 Oct Head to Auckland stopping on route at Taupo - Rotorua and possibly north of Auckland, nothing booked
Tues 11 Oct
Wed 12 Oct
Thurs 13 Oct
Fri 14 Oct
Sat 15 Oct Semi Finals – Auckland. We have tickets.
Sun 16 Oct Semi Finals – Explore north of Auckland.
Mon 17 Oct
Tues 18 Oct Return camper AUCKLAND
AUCKLAND Bamber House
Wed 19 Oct AUCKLAND Bamber House
Thur 20 Oct AUCKLAND Bamber House
Fri 21 Oct AUCKLAND Bamber House
Bronze Final (we have tickets)
Sat 22 Oct AUCKLAND Bamber House
Sun 23 Oct AUCKLAND Bamber House
Final
Mon 24 Oct AUCKLAND Bamber House
Tues 25 Oct Head to SOUTH ISLAND
Sat 5 Nov Return to AUCKLAND
Mon 7 Nov Leave AUCKLAND 7:00
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By the end of the trip we hope to have a better view of who we are.
Goals of this travel blog:
1. Keep a record of the journey for ourselves.
2. Share our adventure with friends and family.
