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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

New Zealand Road Trip – Pahia to Auckland 6th January. Day 6……… The intention was to be all checked out by 10am, then hit the road for the 3 hour drive back to Auckland. Need to be there by 2.30pm as we are booked on the Auckland bridge climb. Checked out by 9, went to … Read more NZ2012 – 6th Jan – Back to Auckland