New Zealand
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Sunday, 24 Jul 2016 | Views [355]
We decided to have a sleep in due to our late check out. We had an early lunch before we left the Motel. We went back to the Botanical Gardens and went for a walk and spent some time looking in the conservatory and other buildings. Mum went back to the ... Read more >
Saturday, 23 Jul 2016 | Views [325]
We had arranged a 1 hour Open Top Double Decker City Highlights Tour for this morning. We drove the car a little up Bealey St where we parked the car and then walked for 25min to the Museum and I centre where we were due to join the tour. It was a lovely ... Read more >
Friday, 22 Jul 2016 | Views [317]
We were a little late getting up this morning and so it was 8.20am before we were on the road. We drove through Oamaru and stopped at Timaru at the Botanical Gardens for a toilet break and a cuppa. It is after 11am when we leave and it is a good 2 hours ... Read more >
Thursday, 21 Jul 2016 | Views [341]
We left Te Anau before 8am and travelled to Dunedin. The sky’s are clear and the sun is shining. The countryside is very pictures with rolling hills and nice green paddocks. We stopped and took photos of the sheep and cattle being strip fed on ... Read more >
Wednesday, 20 Jul 2016 | Views [382]
We were picked up at 8.45am for our full day Doubtful Sound adventure. We are driven by coach to Manapouri, 25km away where we meet up with the people who have travelled from Queenstown by coach. We pick up our pre ordered picnic lunch. There is no direct ... Read more >
Tuesday, 19 Jul 2016 | Views [317]
We were up early and all packed and n the road by 8am. The drive to Te Anau was an easy drive. We drove through Jacks Point where the wedding had been held. We arrived in Te Anau by 10am so we visited a couple of tour companies. We booked an afternoon ... Read more >
Monday, 18 Jul 2016 | Views [323]
We had a lazy morning. We did some washing and started packing for our departure tomorrow. I watched a movie before we headed off to the Wharf Pub for our last family function being lunch. We spent a few hours with family, talking about the wedding and ... Read more >
Sunday, 17 Jul 2016 | Views [282]
It is a nice clear day today for Ebony and Reece's wedding. We decide to take the drive to Glenorchy a small town nestled amid spectacular scenery including snow capped mountains and beech forests at the northern end of Lake Wakatipu. The local scenery ... Read more >
Saturday, 16 Jul 2016 | Views [313]
We woke up to a clear crisp morning with the mountain tops visible across the lake. It is 2C. We decided to walk into town to meet Gary and Lea. It only took 12min and was downhill for most of the way. Mum is concerned about walking back up the big hills.... Read more >
Friday, 15 Jul 2016 | Views [316]
After breakfast we took some luggage down to the car and then decided to go for a walk along the Lake. It was drizzling with rain and a cold wind was coming off the Lake. Mum only managed about 10 min before she said she was going back. I continued on ... Read more >
Thursday, 14 Jul 2016 | Views [272]
Well the expected rain came overnight and when we got up was pouring. I had had the worst nights sleep. We packed the car and waited until 9am before going to the tour office. Of course the walk has been cancelled and I was offered a place in the afternoon ... Read more >
Wednesday, 13 Jul 2016 | Views [313]
On the road heading further south to the Glacier Region by 8.30. Our first stop, at 10.30 was at Franz Josef where we went to the information centre where we had a cuppa before going inside. We obtained a map for both Franz Josef ... Read more >
Tuesday, 12 Jul 2016 | Views [383]
We were up and packed by 7.15 but there was ice on all the windows and we needed hot water to remove it. When we went to leave the park the boom gate didn't work as it was frozen. I had to wait for a staff member to come and toss hot water on it so we ... Read more >
Monday, 11 Jul 2016 | Views [396]
We were up and on the road just after 7.30am. We were lucky that there was no frost and it was a clear morning. I believe it wasn't as cold as yesterday morning. We arrived in Blenheim which is where Dwayne did a wine vintage a few years ago. We found ... Read more >
Sunday, 10 Jul 2016 | Views [368]
We were packed and checking out by 9am. We changed some money at the Hotel as it would be too hard to go back to the airport to change more than the $200 that was allowed at the Hotel. The car windows were all ice and it took 10min to be able to clean ... Read more >
Saturday, 9 Jul 2016 | Views [355]
We decided to go for a walk in the park just to relieve some stress. The taxi picked us up at 12 noon and we checked in at the airport with no problems. We boarded the flight on time and then sat there for 45mins as they had problems with the luggage ... Read more >
