Down Under 2006/7
In and around Auckland, New Zealand
This trip commences on 1 November 2006 when we will be flying from London to Tokyo for 3 nights. From there to Australia with an overnight stay in Auckland, New Zealand. In Oz we will be starting at Adelaide and will make our way in stages to Brisbane where we have tickets for the first Ashes test between Australia and England on the Sunday (Day 4) - if the match lasts that long! En route we will be visiting many places including Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, the Hunter Valley and Byron Bay.
We leave Oz on 30 November to fly back to Auckland for a stay in New Zealand of about 6 weeks including Christmas and New Year in Dunedin with Aunty Iris.We will be visiting many places in both islands - the total of stays is 18! There should be plenty to write about.
In mid-January 2007 we move on to San Francisco for 3 nights enroute for London and home - 11 weeks away in all.
Watch this space for the details of our trip as we live it (or when we can get online).
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Tony & Elizabeth
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Tokyo - City of Contrasts
Wednesday 1 November 2006 – We left home at about 6 am to drive to the home of our daughter Ruth, in Kent, and she and her husband Andy with our gr... Continue reading »
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Adelaide - City of parks
Tuesday 7th November 2006- The flight to Adelaide was very easy. We picked up our car at the airport. It is a good size automatic, something I have... Continue reading »
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City of the Blue Lake
Friday 10th November 2006 – Yesterday we spent some time looking around Adelaide and, in particular, one of the parks and the war memorial. Elder P... Continue reading »
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The Great Ocean Road
Saturday 11th November 2006 – The morning was spent visiting the Blue Lake and looking around Mount Gambier – a nicer place than we had expected. A... Continue reading »
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Melbourne - a sporting city!
Sunday 12th to 14th November 2006 – Melbourne! We stayed with friends, Carol and Norm, who I met on the internet as we had a common interest in fam... Continue reading »
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Canberra - City of Government Buildings!
Thursday 16 November 2006- Temperatures have risen to a more normal mid 20 degrees C and forecast to rise further. On the way to Canberra we came a... Continue reading »
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Sydney - a city of many cultures
Saturday 18 November 2006 – Sydney on a late Saturday afternoon and it was absolutely heaving. We had to drive through two toll stations to get in... Continue reading »
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Brisbane and the 1st ashes Test
Sunday 26th November 2006 – We were up for an early breakfast before making our way to the Gabba. Ticketmaster had laid on free shuttle buses from... Continue reading »
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Beautiful Bay of Island
Friday 1 December 2006 – After an overnight stop in Auckland where I had to sort out my computer wireless account and upload the latest episodes of... Continue reading »
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Thames to Wanganui
Saturday 9th December – Last night we ate in Sealeys Restaurant and it was very good. During the meal a siren went up at the local fire station up... Continue reading »
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Windy Wellington
Thursday 14 December 2006 – We arrived at our hotel to find that it was being renovated and we were initially disappointed. That is until we saw ou... Continue reading »
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Blenheim to Christchurch
Sunday 17 December 2006 – We were up early to drive to the airport which was not far. Our plane was quite small - only carries about 20 passengers.... Continue reading »
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Christmas in Dunedin
Friday 22 December 2006 – Travelling south to Dunedin we passed through Ashburton (coffee) and Timaru (lunch). The latter turned out to be more int... Continue reading »
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Te Anau to Christchurch
Tuesday 2 January 2007 – After a quiet New Year we said our sad goodbyes to Iris and made our way to Te Anau via Balclutha and Gore which were very... Continue reading »
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The Garden City
Monday 8 January 2007 – Christchurch was bathed in sunshine on our arrival and we went straight to Rydges Hotel where we stayed one night last mont... Continue reading »
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City of Sails
Friday 12 January 2007 - The flight up from Christchurch was uneventful if you overlook the fact that I managed to leave my mobile in the hire car.... Continue reading »
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Sunny San Francisco (even in winter)
Sunday 14 January 2007(still) – Having gone back almost a full day between New Zealand and San Francisco we calculate the day to be 45 hours long!... Continue reading »
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