Jodie Spooner-Ryan

Jodie Spooner-Ryan

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Christchurch Airport
17 Disember 2017, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Had a bit of a sleep in and woke to a beautiful summer’s day. Apparently they haven’t had this amount of hot weather for years and we enjoyed a balmy 26 degress! Until we arrived at the International Antarctic Centre! We experienced snow storms, wind storms, 4D experiences of an Antarctic expedition adventure with water spraying in our faces, wind blowing under our seats and fake snow falling! Hamish absolutely hated it – he was so scared – the 4D had him thinking it was real and he screamed throughout the whole film! Amayah and Celeste loved the penguin feeding and learning about all the injured penguins and their stories of how they were saved. Michael enjoyed the scientific research and reading EVERY bit of information he could and I enjoyed the film with aerial footage and composed music compiled by a film maker who has been 27 times. We spent most of the day and the highlight was the bumpy ride on the Huggland snow transportation machine over rough terrain simulating a ride in the Antarctic! After hours and hours of information about the coldest place on earth, we headed east to the coast and drove down to the “Spit” in New Brighton., walked along the pier and enjoyed the sunshine! We then headed back into the city and looked at the Transitional Cathedral. This Anglican cathedral took 11 months to build after the devastation of the 2011 earthquake and it is made almost entirely of cardboard! It was amazing. Back to our caravan park for a last jump on the trampoline, dinner and bed!Baca lagi
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PengembaraWe have been to the marvellous Antarctic Centre and we loved it as well and also went into the cardboard cathedral. I remember the white chairs nearby representing the people who had died
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New Zealand Adventure Pengembara
Christchurch Central
16 Disember 2017, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Well, the Ryan's are off on another adventure so feel free to read along or delete the emails if you wish!
After a very rushed last day of school, we headed to the airport and had a bit of time in the American Express lounge, eating up and having a glass of wine ready for our non-food and drink Jetstar flight! With a plane delay and a drunk passenger next to Michael, we finally arrived at Christchurch, climbed into bed in our airport motel at 2am! Woke the next morning and Michael headed off to get the motorhome, brought it back to our motel and then we were off to the Woolworths equivalent - "Countdown" had us all singing "the final countdown...doo-doo-doo-DOO" and we had a laugh for new words - "trundle" for trolley and the "judder bars" for speed humps and we certainly juddered with our tins and bottles clinking every time we turned a corner!
After finding our caravan park and putting all our food away, we headed into the city centre and had a look at the earthquake devastation. Great to see all the art work around the city keeping the spirits of the city up during this time of rebuild. The Botanical Gardens were lovely, especially the rose garden (fitting for the English town along with the names Oxford and Durham etc) and we were treated to a free operatic treat as "Sole Mio" (a NZ trio of two tenors and a baritone) were performing in the Botanic Gardens so could hear the solo tenor arias and the orchestra performing as we wandered through the gardens. Headed back to the caravan park (it's RV city here!) for an early night. Lots of decisions as to who was going to sleep where, so a roster has been worked out and we're all set!Baca lagi
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PengembaraHi Jodie, Michael and children - all set for another adventure, similar to Tasmania and just as much fun! Sounds like it started at the airport (the fun that is!) Was thinking of you last week, Jodie. Bob and I were on an 8-day cruise to Tasmania on Diamond Princess (for a relax before Christmas), and within the trip was some scenic cruising on the east coast Wine Glass Bay, Oyster Bay and the Freycinet Peninsula. Now we've seen it all from both sides, and it's spectacular from ship to shore too, as is the south east coast around Pt Arthur and into Hobart. You're sure to have a wonderful holiday in New Zealand, it's a beautiful country with such a variety of scenery. I love reading all the stories of yours and seeing all the pics. , so I shall look forward to reading more. Have fun!
21/12/17Balas
PengembaraHi Jodie. We were in NZ early this year and such a spectacular country to enjoy with your family. Have a wonderful Christmas and hope 2018 is kind to you all. Pauline And Frank
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