Lodsworth, England
15. Februar 2006 in England ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
We decided to get out of the daily grind and to explore some of the world. We have key destinations as described below, the rest of our travels are open to change!
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Heathrow Airport, England
15. Februar 2006 in England ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
first flight to phoenix for a little relaxation before the real travelling !
Los Angeles, USA
16. Februar 2006 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
LA .... home of the highway and concrete. Landed in LA from Heathrow ... next hop to Phoenix
Phoenix, USA
17. Februar 2006 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Lovely Phoenix this time of year ... 75f during the day and great cheap equipment for our travels. Travel on South West airlines which takes about 1.5 hours
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Yuma, USA
3. März 2006 in den USA ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
Three hours from Phoenix , interesting drive down with Grandpa, good to find out he was 'packing heat' after the cop had pulled us over !
Los Angeles Airport, USA
16. März 2006 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
What a pain ... travelling in and out of the USA has become very frustrating !
Not my photo !
Nadi, Fiji
18. März 2006 in Fidschi ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Landed in Nadi from La. Arrived at 5:30 in the morning so did'nt see a thing. Visited the town of Lautoka right after we landed because we could not check in. Small town with not that much to see ...Weiterlesen
South Sea Island, Fiji
28. März 2006 in Fidschi ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Today we toured the Mamanuca islands which the travel map cannot display ... fist stop was Denarau to get the boat, the best would have to be Mana, looked like another piece of paradise.
Nananu i Ra, Fiji
28. März 2006 in Fidschi ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Map does not find Nanuna-i-ra but its just above Malake. Took our SSI Open Water dive course on the island ... and passed !
Course took three days on the island which was great fun although we didWeiterlesen
Nadi Airport, Fiji
30. März 2006 in Fidschi ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Auckland, New Zealand
1. April 2006 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Only a three hour hop from Fiji to Auckland and out of that humidity. Hostel was 15 min from the city centre.
Christchurch Airport, New Zealand
4. April 2006 in Neuseeland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Have jumped down to Christchurch on Qantas for NZ$100, looking for a sleeper van to drive back up to the north islands .. its getting cold down here !
New Brighton, New Zealand
10. April 2006 in Neuseeland ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Christchurch, New Zealand
16. April 2006 in Neuseeland ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
taken from the deck of our backpacker hostel. This is where we picked up our van .... needed a few alterations as the previous users had the bed down low ... thats a big waste of space !
Lyttleton, New Zealand
19. April 2006 in Neuseeland ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
This is a picture of Purau Bay which is where we stopped for the night.
Akaroa, New Zealand
20. April 2006 in Neuseeland ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
a lovely french community .. the drive from Parua was amazing along a narrow gravel road.
Timaru, New Zealand
21. April 2006 in Neuseeland ⋅ 🌙 11 °C
found a small 'domain' campsite just outside of Timaru in St Andrews.
and ... it only cost us $3.50 each (so Tiff paid !)
Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
22. April 2006 in Neuseeland ⋅ 🌙 10 °C
What a great spot this is .... cheap and very peaceful. Stayed for three nights , had several free showers !! but then felt bad and paid up. Had a great 4hr hike up the local mountain which is usedWeiterlesen
Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand
25. April 2006 in Neuseeland
Could'nt see much due to the sh*t weather ...
there are a number of glaciers that surround this area ... a lot of people have died trying to climb them
Queenstown, New Zealand
26. April 2006 in Neuseeland ⋅ 🌙 10 °C
Drive down to Queenstown from Mt Cook was very wet ... and it has rained ever since. Looks like a lovely place but some sun would help.
Te Anau, New Zealand
27. April 2006 in Neuseeland ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
We stayed at Te Anau and took the scenic drive up to Milford Sound on rt 94
Manapouri, New Zealand
1. Mai 2006 in Neuseeland ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
For Tiffs birthday we decided to dump the van !! and visit Kepler Mountains using this Hughes 500 .. which also stopped on the top !!!
Haast, New Zealand
2. Mai 2006 in Neuseeland ⋅ 🌙 10 °C
Went from Te Anau back to Queenstown up to Wanaka then stopped at Haast
this was the best of Haast !! tough to find a shower or toilet so moving on fast .....
Haast was short lived .. so up past aWeiterlesen
Hokitika, New Zealand
3. Mai 2006 in Neuseeland ⋅ 🌙 10 °C
Not much in Wesport really ... just a couple of pics on the way, the rock formation at Punakaiki, Carters Beach near Westport ... just before our soup and sandwich dinner (as usual ... )
Westport, New Zealand
5. Mai 2006 in Neuseeland ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
and this was our refuge for the night ... only quiet place around