Arrived in good time to board our ferry for a 10.25 departure. Told at check in it was to depart an hour late…. 1st grrrrrr. 🙁 Boarded the ferry at 11ish, settled down with books for the 3hr crossing. 2 hours later, we were asked to leave as it had broken down and the crossing … Read more NZ2012 – 11th Jan – 4 Grrr’s and a Positive thought
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New Zealand Road Trip – A Day in Wellington – Our Final Day on the North Island 10th Jan. Day 10 KM’s today = 340 KM’s this trip = 1,413 Up bright and breezy to get down to Wellington at 6.30. Not much to write today as we spent 5 hours in the car. On … Read more NZ2012 – 10th Jan – New Zealand Road Trip – A Day in Wellington
New Zealand Road Trip – Rotorua to Tongariro 9th Jan. Day 9 KM Travelled today = 202. Total KM this trip so far = 1,073 Up early as a busy day ahead, a couple of things to do in Rotorua, then a relatively short drive down to Tongariro National Park. After breakfast, we hot-footed it … Read more NZ2012 – 9th Jan – Heading South
New Zealand Road Trip – A Day in Rotorua 8th Jan. Day 8. Smelly Sulphur City, known as Rotorua. Woke up to the rain lashing down. Not what we wanted!!! After checking our travel book, we went for breakfast at a quirky place called Zippy’s Central Bar & Cafe. We don’t think it’s the same … Read more NZ2012 – 8th Jan – New Zealand Road Trip – Smelly Sulphur City
New Zealand Road Trip – Auckland to Rotorua 7th Jan. Day 7 Left the Auckland hotel after breakfast at Denny’s, to go to Kelly Tarltons Underwater World. An indoor aquatics centre with fish, penguins, stingrays, lobsters and the like. Car parking was horrendous, had to drive in and out 3 times, eventually following someone back … Read more NZ2012 – 7th Jan – Rain and Rotorua