Fund for Teachers- A Natural History Tour of New Zealand, Australia and Fiji- July 5-24, 2006
In and around Oceania
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With funds from a grant through the Fund for Teachers, a nonprofit organization, I am preparing to embark on the trip I've only dreamed of taking!
On July 5,2006, I will be traveling from Houston, Texas to Los Angeles and then on to New Zealand, Australia and Fiji.
I hope to take my students along vicariously, as I travel, through the use of this blog space.
Join me for an adventure of a lifetime!
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Mrs P s Travels
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After a quick 12 hour and 6 min flight- I arrive in Auckland
After a quick 12 hour and 7 min flight from Los Angeles, we touched down in Auckland at 5:30am. They say it's the last seven minutes that fee... Continue reading »
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The Road to Rotorua
Today began with an 8am departure south via the Southern Motorway through the sprawling suburbs of South Auckland and Manukau City. We crosse... Continue reading »
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Rotorua to Waitomo and back to Auckland
Today we leave Rotorua crossing the heavily forested Mamaku Ranges, through the Fitzgerald Glade and a coffee stop at Lake Karapiro.
We catch... Continue reading »
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Brisbane-Australia's "Most Liveable City"
Haere Ra! Goodbye to New Zealand!
Imagine our surprise when our driver told us a 5.4 earthquake centered just 40km north of Napier and... Continue reading »
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Brisbane -Day 2
8am Departure for the world famous Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary!
This was probably one of the most anticipated parts of this trip! I coul... Continue reading »
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Brisbane- Day 3-School Visit
An 8am departure for our school visit would have been good, if only the driver hadn't forgot our BBQ pit for tonight! So, after a short delay, we w... Continue reading »
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Off to Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef!
A 7:45 am flight to Cairns for our last stop on the tour!
Seeing the Great Barrier Reef from the plane window was one of the most magnificien... Continue reading »
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Kuranda and the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park
7:75AM We meet in hotel lobby and take a leisurely 4 block stroll to the Cairns railway station and take the old steam engine to the world fa... Continue reading »
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Geen Island-Great Barrier Reef Marine Sanctuary
Green Island is a beautiful 6000-year-old coral cay located in the Great Barrier Reef marine park – one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.... Continue reading »
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SCUBA on the Great Barrier Reef- Flynn Reef and South Milln Reef
An early departure in the grey mist of the morning did not give us the picturesque views we were hoping for, but it was what was underwater th... Continue reading »
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Into the Outback!
On our way into the outback,we pass the village of Mereeba. House have pointsettia bushes and every town has a War Memorial.
We had the... Continue reading »
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Cairns to Sydney -farewell to the tour group and Bula to Fiji !
A bright and early 5:30am departure from Cairns took me to Sydney where the temp was in the upper 50's (f) and it was rainy! It was not too di... Continue reading »
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Ni Sa Bula !! Greetings from Fiji !
At the airport this morning, I experienced yet another "first" - I had to be weighed while holding my luggage!
You see, only 15kilos (approx... Continue reading »
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Vanaka, thank you Fiji...and a return to the States!
Departing Fiji is hard!
From here it is back to reality... teacher inservices, expense reports and family responsibilities! However, man... Continue reading »
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Home again, home again (and dreaming of my next adventure) !
I left Nadi, Fiji at 10pm on Sunday. I arrived in Los Angeles, California on Sunday at 10 AM !
That means I got to... Continue reading »
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