AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 28 May 2019 | Photo Gallery
Kent went for a hike in the Cataract Gorge (https://www.launcestoncataractgorge.com.au). It's amazing to see something this wild just 5 minutes from downtown Launceston!
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AUSTRALIA | Friday, 24 May 2019 | Photo Gallery
We took the direct route on the A1 so that we would start our tour of the Great Ocena Road (https://www.visitgreatoceanroad.org.au/) at Warrnambool and work our way against the main flow of tour buses coming from Melbourne. The wind was coming up, so ...
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AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 23 May 2019 | Photo Gallery
We decided to take advantage of the sunny day to drive over to Queenscliffe. However, we stopped for a detour to the lighthouse at Port Lonsdale. We parked the car and saw lawn bowlers out enjoying the nice weather. We chatted with them for nearly an ...
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AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 19 May 2019 | Photo Gallery
On the advice of our aprtment clerk in Brisbane, we had a day-long outing on Rottnest Island (https://www.rottnestisland.com/). We decided on a Segway tour (https://segwaytourswa.com.au/rottnest/) of the island and it was fabulous with a wealth of local ...
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AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 16 May 2019 | Photo Gallery
We visited the Lone Pine Koala reserve (https://koala.net/) upriver from our apartment. We took an express boat from Mirimar Cruises and spent a couple of hours at the reserve, which reminded us of a similar place south of Adelaide ... but this one was ...
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AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 15 May 2019 | Photo Gallery
When developing our AUS itinerary, Anna made sure to include the Maritime Museum (https://maritimemuseum.com.au/) as our first stop. She dearly wanted to see Jessica Watson's boat, Ella's Pink Lady, that Jessica used in her round-the-world sailing adventure....
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NEW ZEALAND | Wednesday, 8 May 2019 | Photo Gallery
We've enjoyed this drive since our first visit to NZL in 2005. However, we have noticed that the trees, bushes, and other vegetation have grown up to the point where almost all of view to the Marlborough Sound is obscured (except for a few widely scattered ...
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NEW ZEALAND | Monday, 6 May 2019 | Photo Gallery
The Moeraki Boulders (https://www.moerakiboulders.com/) are a group of large spherical “stones” on New Zealand’s Otago coast (about halfway between Timaru and Dunedin).
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NEW ZEALAND | Sunday, 5 May 2019 | Photo Gallery
This is one of our FAVORITE NZL activities! We rode the train during our previous visit and were eager to repeat the experience. There were plenty of folks on the train despite the cool autumn weather ... probably because our execursion was on the weekend....
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NEW ZEALAND | Saturday, 4 May 2019 | Photo Gallery
As we made our way north from Alexandra to Auckland, we stopped in Dunedin for a couple of nights. The Taieri Gorge train was one highlight for us -- Larnach Castle (https://www.larnachcastle.co.nz/) was the other.
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NEW ZEALAND | Tuesday, 30 Apr 2019 | Photo Gallery
Since we had cruised Milford Sound on our previous trip to NZL, we wanted to see what Doubtful Sound had to offer. Scenery was wonderful as ever and the trip to the Sound included both boat and bus excursions. We also appreciated the fact that the sand ...
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NEW ZEALAND | Saturday, 27 Apr 2019 | Photo Gallery
We enjoyed many spectacular sunrises throughout our stay in New Zealand. The dawn here in Alexandra was more sudden that the gradual sunrises in Taupo and Nelson. But the clouds were just as colorful ... as you can see by the accompanying photos.
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NEW ZEALAND | Saturday, 27 Apr 2019 | Photo Gallery
Kent rode a bicycle on a portion of the Otago Rail Trail, a cycle track laid on the abandoned railway bed in the Otago region. There are several tour operators for the Otago Rail Trail, but there are none better than Bike It Now. Whether a novice or enthusiast, ...
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NEW ZEALAND | Tuesday, 23 Apr 2019 | Photo Gallery
We wanted to get the full perspective on Alexandra, so we ventured out the morning after we took our PM photos (not too early -- it was the middle of autumn after all!) to see what Alexandra had to offer from the opposite ridge.
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NEW ZEALAND | Monday, 22 Apr 2019 | Photo Gallery
Alexandra had stunning autumn colors. In fact, it's one of the few places in New Zealand with deciduous trees that provide such a colorful landscape.
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NEW ZEALAND | Wednesday, 17 Apr 2019 | Photo Gallery
We visited the Skywire at Cable Bay Adventure Park (https://www.cablebayadventurepark.com). It was very different from zipline since we were strapped into a 4-person carriage with individual 5-point harness connections. We zipped down 800 meters in free ...
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NEW ZEALAND | Monday, 15 Apr 2019 | Photo Gallery
The day after our whale watch, we walked around the Kaikoura peninsula before driving back to Nelson. It was a great opportunity to stretch our legs and explore new territory before the 4-hour trip to Nelson.
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NEW ZEALAND | Sunday, 14 Apr 2019 | Photo Gallery
This was our 3rd trip to New Zealand and we've gone to Kaikoura each time to watch whales. This trip didn't disappoint although the seas were a bit rough at time.
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NEW ZEALAND | Saturday, 13 Apr 2019 | Photo Gallery
We took a couple of days to drive from Nelson to Kaikoura for whale watching and to check on the road rebuild after the 2016 earthquake. Here are two points of interest along our trip there.
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NEW ZEALAND | Tuesday, 9 Apr 2019 | Photo Gallery
We definitely wanted so spend more time on the water during this trip to New Zealand. What better way to tick that box than to have a sailing adventure in Abel Tasman National Park.
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