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- Tag 1
- Mittwoch, 5. Februar 2025 um 14:20
- ☀️ 6 °C
- Höhe über NN: 29 m
SchottlandEdinburgh Airport55°56’53” N 3°21’28” W
Leaving Scotland
5. Februar in Schottland ⋅ ☀️ 6 °C
Up, up and away. This first flight with Qatar was just short of 7 hours. Went in quickly and was a pleasant trip.
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- Tag 1
- Mittwoch, 5. Februar 2025 um 23:55
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Höhe über NN: 10 m
QatarHamad International25°15’34” N 51°34’11” E
Edinburgh to Doha with Qatar
5. Februar in Qatar ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
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- Tag 2–3
- 6. Februar 2025 - 7. Februar 2025
- 1 Nacht
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Höhe über NN: 8 m
NeuseelandAuckland International Airport37°0’27” S 174°47’6” E
Doha to Auckland with Qatar
6.–7. Feb. in Neuseeland ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
The longest ✈️ , being 15 hours 58 mins in the air before our arrival in Auckland. David managed a few hours sleep. As usual, I thought I'd fall over as I was tired but couldn't. The plane was inWeiterlesen
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- Tag 3
- Freitag, 7. Februar 2025 um 07:45
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Höhe über NN: 7 m
- NeuseelandWellington International Airport41°19’42” S 174°48’27” E
Final stretch Auckland to Wellington
7. Februar in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Nice quick flight down from Auckland to Wellington with New Zealand Air. The sun was out and actually arrived slightly ahead of schedule. We could see John and Irene waiting for us when we leftWeiterlesen
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- Tag 4
- Samstag, 8. Februar 2025 um 19:00
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Höhe über NN: 7 m
- NeuseelandWaikanae Beach40°52’15” S 175°0’45” E
WAIMANU Lagoons
8. Februar in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Enjoyed a lovely evening walk at the Waimanu Lagoons. There are lots of black swans there. Walked along the river, returning as the sun went down. Quick stop at Waikani Beach on the way back.
ReisenderFirst time was here 11 years ago. However, there was one on Linlithgow Loch last year, and it drew a lot of attention. Very common here, hundreds of them
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- Tag 6
- Montag, 10. Februar 2025 um 09:33
- ☁️ 17 °C
- Höhe über NN: Meereshöhe
- NeuseelandLambton Harbour41°17’9” S 174°46’45” E
Wellington
10. Februar in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
David and I headed off to catch the train to Wellington. They were working on the lines, so it was bus transfers. This took an hour and a half. Wellington was cooler and more overcast than Waikani.Weiterlesen
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- Tag 7
- Dienstag, 11. Februar 2025 um 09:30
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Höhe über NN: 7 m
- NeuseelandManawatu River40°28’19” S 175°16’49” E
Pitstop at Foxton enroute to Kuratau
11. Februar in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
When driving to Kuratsu, Irene suggested stopping at Foxton to see their windmill. Here we discovered a colourful town with an excellent museum and art centre. I had also mentioned I would like an NZWeiterlesen
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- Tag 7
- Dienstag, 11. Februar 2025 um 16:01
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Höhe über NN: 363 m
- NeuseelandTe Rae Point38°53’32” S 175°46’15” E
Kuratau
11. Februar in Neuseeland ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Arrived at Kuratau on the far side of Lake Taupo for a couple of days. Had a nice walk exploring, followed by John BBQ' steaks for dinner.
More exploring at 8 am the next morning before breakfast.Weiterlesen
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- Tag 8
- Mittwoch, 12. Februar 2025
- ☁️ 22 °C
- Höhe über NN: 347 m
- NeuseelandHuka Falls38°38’56” S 176°5’24” E
Hucka Falls, Craters of the Moon
12. Februar in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Irene and John's Tours gave us a full day today. 😀 Starting off at Huka Falls, despite visiting before, it's always enjoyable, and we had a lovely walk. Then, onto Aratiatia Dam and rapids. LunchWeiterlesen
ReisenderIt is stunning, Kevin, such a beautiful spot. We saw it on our quick weekend visit in 2014. In the area, it was lovely to come back and a different walk this time x
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- Tag 9
- Donnerstag, 13. Februar 2025 um 12:13
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Höhe über NN: 111 m
- NeuseelandTirau37°58’36” S 175°45’32” E
Crafty town 'Tirau'
13. Februar in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
A lovely stop on the drive north to Mount Maunganui to view the corrugated buildings and sculptures in this cute town in the Waikato region. Right up my street. Famous for the large dog and sheepWeiterlesen
ReisenderThe sculpture are great , love the Ram , great pictures , can’t wait to see next location K
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- Tag 10
- Freitag, 14. Februar 2025
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Höhe über NN: 13 m
- NeuseelandPilot Bay37°37’55” S 176°10’38” E
Mount Maunganui
14. Februar in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Enjoying our revisit to the Mount. A popular holiday resort in the North in the Bay of Plenty. Lots to see and do. Beautiful beaches, an abundance of restaurants. The promenade in the evening, familyWeiterlesen
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- Tag 10
- Freitag, 14. Februar 2025
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Höhe über NN: 18 m
- NeuseelandPilot Bay37°37’55” S 176°10’31” E
Few more from Mount Maunganui
14. Februar in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Our hotel was in a perfect location. Right by the beach and opposite the hot pools which we loved. Lovely promenade walks and garden centres to visit. Beautiful sunsets. Cutest thing ever a couple setWeiterlesen
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- Tag 12
- Sonntag, 16. Februar 2025
- ☁️ 19 °C
- Höhe über NN: 418 m
- NeuseelandOtaihape Stream39°40’39” S 175°48’7” E
Stop off at Taihape
16. Februar in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
It was a long drive today after enjoying breakfast with Sarah, Steve & the girls we left Mount Maunganui and stopped by Kuratau, Lake Taupo for a quick cuppa and collect our things. Then, we headedWeiterlesen
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- Tag 13
- Montag, 17. Februar 2025 um 16:00
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Höhe über NN: 8 m
- NeuseelandWaimeha Stream40°51’38” S 175°1’23” E
Waikanae Beach
17. Februar in Neuseeland ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
After our days away, it was time to catch up with our laundry. John had to go to work. David enjoyed helping Irene empty the compost bin into her recently planted tatties and covered them up. I caughtWeiterlesen
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- Tag 14
- Dienstag, 18. Februar 2025 um 12:00
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Höhe über NN: 23 m
- NeuseelandCathedral Square43°31’36” S 172°38’10” E
Arrived in Christchurch
18. Februar in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
An early start for ✈️ no.4. Arrived, early check-in & time for lunch. Our hotel is lovely, not showing on the map as it only opened in July last year. It is such a beautiful city and dramaticallyWeiterlesen
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- Tag 15
- Mittwoch, 19. Februar 2025 um 12:00
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Höhe über NN: 15 m
- NeuseelandChristChurch Cathedral43°31’51” S 172°38’13” E
Tram ride around Christchurch
19. Februar in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
We took one of the 6 vintage hop on/off Tram tours around Christchurch with excellent guides. Our tram, Queen Mary, was 120 years old. Visited City Art Centre, lots of interesting stuff there. We satWeiterlesen
ReisenderNot this time, no Internet 😞 a few in the North Island last time x
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- Tag 15
- Mittwoch, 19. Februar 2025 um 15:00
- ☁️ 29 °C
- Höhe über NN: 27 m
- NeuseelandCathedral Square43°31’54” S 172°38’3” E
Mr Brightside Rooftop Bar
19. Februar in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
More wandering around Christchurch this afternoon. We came across a lovely rooftop bar. Enjoyed a refreshment and watched the world go past with great views. When we met John & Irene later, we decidedWeiterlesen
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- Tag 16
- Donnerstag, 20. Februar 2025 um 11:00
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Höhe über NN: 25 m
- NeuseelandCathedral Square43°32’2” S 172°38’2” E
Riverside Market
20. Februar in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Someone recommended Riverside Market yesterday as a place to visit. As advised, we went before 12 noon as it gets extremely busy. What an amazing selection of street foods, an extremely popular place.Weiterlesen
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- Donnerstag, 20. Februar 2025 um 13:00
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Höhe über NN: 6 m
- NeuseelandBexley43°30’26” S 172°42’60” E
Punt on the River Avon, Christchurch
20. Februar in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
What a way to spend an afternoon! Very relaxing being punted along the Avon through Hagley Park. Very informative guide with lots of interesting titbits of information 😀 we could have stayed on longer
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- Donnerstag, 20. Februar 2025 um 14:00
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Höhe über NN: 25 m
- NeuseelandCathedral Square43°31’50” S 172°38’6” E
Christchurch City Artscene
20. Februar in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
A walk around the streets in Christchurch is an artlovers dream. The city art culture is everywhere you turn. The wide variety of murals by talented world-renowned artists is amazing. It's no wonderWeiterlesen
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- Tag 16
- Donnerstag, 20. Februar 2025 um 21:00
- 🌙 21 °C
- Höhe über NN: 23 m
- NeuseelandCathedral Square43°31’54” S 172°37’59” E
Christchurch by night
20. Februar in Neuseeland ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
The city by night has a lovely vibe. There are lots of stunning restaurants along the river Avon and around the city. Beautifully lit parks and public areas. It is a very safe city to wander.
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- Tag 17
- Freitag, 21. Februar 2025
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Höhe über NN: 25 m
- NeuseelandCathedral Square43°31’50” S 172°38’6” E
Christchurch
21. Februar in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
We still had Friday morning to explore. The intention was to visit Botanic Gardens. It was blustery, so we decided to visit the Quake Centre. It's such an interesting museum. The 1st picture shows theWeiterlesen
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- Tag 18
- Samstag, 22. Februar 2025 um 15:27
- ☁️ 19 °C
- Höhe über NN: 8 m
- NeuseelandWaimeha Stream40°51’44” S 175°1’15” E
Paddle at Waikanae Beach
22. Februar in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Another laundry day today after our Christchurch trip. A quick walk around the Saturday market and groceries topped up again at the supermarket. A late afternoon walk on the beach to cool down beforeWeiterlesen
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- Tag 19
- Sonntag, 23. Februar 2025 um 12:00
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Höhe über NN: 16 m
- NeuseelandMuaupoko Stream40°54’28” S 175°1’14” E
Nikau Nature Reserve
23. Februar in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
John and Irene said we were going a walk to a local nature reserve. There were some steep climbs around 400 stairs, plenty stops to allow others to pass and catch our breath. Great experience of aWeiterlesen
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- Montag, 24. Februar 2025 um 19:40
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Höhe über NN: 8 m
- NeuseelandWaimeha Stream40°51’53” S 175°1’1” E
Sunset at the beach
24. Februar in Neuseeland ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
John was working today. We enjoyed a cycle path walk of about 50 mins and had lunch at the garden centre. Enjoyed a chilled afternoon on the loungers reading. David hoped to take some photos of theWeiterlesen
Margaret MorrisHave a great trip. X