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Christchurch and Auckland-take two for both!

Friday, 24 Jul 2009 | Views [294] | Comments [2]

So this is the last New Zealand entry before heading onto another new country (the ninth one) 18/7 Back to the reality of hostels now, checked back in at the same one we stayed in the first time in Christchurch as it was nice enough.  I went and got ... Read more >


Milford Sound, Invercargill, Dunedin and Oamaru

Thursday, 23 Jul 2009 | Views [489]

12/7 We treated ourselves to a long awaited lie in this morning- it was so nice!  We then enojoyed the 2hr drive up to Milford.  There was some really nice scenery along the way.  We stopped a few times to take some pics and generally enjoy the views.... Read more >


Franz Josef, Wanaka and Queenstown

Thursday, 16 Jul 2009 | Views [421]

Hello again, I will try this again as I did it yesterday and then the computer lost everything! 3/7 We had to get up at 7 this morning to go and do the glacier walk.  We got kitted out with trousers, jacket, boots and crampons.  The boys went off in ... Read more >


Hanmer Springs, Christchurch, Hokitika

Friday, 3 Jul 2009 | Views [720]

So here we are again, 24/6 We left the picturesque town of Kaikoura and headed for Hanmer Springs.  A twin room worked out cheaper than some dorm we have stayed in so we treated ourselves to a twin room for 2 nights.  So nice to have our own room, ... Read more >


Picton, Nelson, Blenheim, Kaikoura

Wednesday, 24 Jun 2009 | Views [388] | Comments [1]

So we have done the North Island now and on to the South Island 19/6 We booked the ferry to the South Island today.  We had to be there at 12.  Once there we had to wait for an hour sitting in the car.  Well I say in the car, the boys decided to climb ... Read more >


Rotorua, Gisbourne, Napier, Wellington (Lord of the Rings Tour)

Monday, 22 Jun 2009 | Views [639] | Comments [3]

So this is the place that we did the weirdest things so far... 10/6 Today we saw some more geothermal stuff.  More rocks, caves and gases colouring the area.  It was better than yesterday's although the pictures all look the same!  We went to a Maori ... Read more >


Tongariro National Park

Sunday, 14 Jun 2009 | Views [310] | Comments [2]

6/6 How rough did I feel this morning!  Couldn't face breakfast at all.  Had some water but erm yeah.  Really bad day to be confined in the car for 3 hours.  I just wanted to curl up in a ball.  Eventually I managed to get some sleep in the car and ... Read more >


Bay of Islands and Waitomo

Sunday, 14 Jun 2009 | Views [423] | Comments [1]

30/5 Sleeping in the van was not that bad at all, just had to be careful rolling over as there was a gap between the bed and the door which one could get wedged in!  We decided that there wasn't that much to do in Whangarei so we left and hit the road ... Read more >


New Zealand- Auckland

Friday, 12 Jun 2009 | Views [404] | Comments [2]

Hello from the other side of the world, 11 hours ahead of you all at home 23/5 Different time zones now from what we have been used to so Oz time we landed in Sydney at 5.15am and a 2 hour wait until the flight to Auckland.  I finally brought a NZ ... Read more >

 

 

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