BY FERRY TO WELLINGTON
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We left Blenheim around 10.00am yesterday for the half hour drive to Picton to board the ferry which left at 2.15pm for the 3 1/2 hr journey to Wellington. There is only the middle section which is Czytaj więcej
We left Blenheim around 10.00am yesterday for the half hour drive to Picton to board the ferry which left at 2.15pm for the 3 1/2 hr journey to Wellington. There is only the middle section which is Czytaj więcej
We left Wellington this morning and headed north crossing through the Rimutaka Ranges which has some very high peaks. The countryside then levelled out to very picturesque hills and plains and very Czytaj więcej
Today has been all about volcanic and thermal. Rotarua is situated in a volcanic basin and is covered with collapsed craters, cold and boiling pools of mud, water and steaming fumaroles. We were taken Czytaj więcej
Today was a long day of travelling from Rotorau to the Bay of Isles with only toilet breaks and a lunch stop. We by passed Auckland via the motorway as the traffic is much heavier than the South Czytaj więcej
We started the day with a cruise on the bay and it was a perfect day for it. We cruised out around the islands and found a pod of dolphins who were happy to put on a show, then went to the hole in the Czytaj więcej
We had a free morning to look around Auckland a large city which has the name of City of Sails due to the number of sailing boats in the harbour, they say 1 in 4 own a sailing boat.
We were taken by Czytaj więcej
Friday night was our farewell dinner at the hotel when we said goodbye to our fellow passengers who we had spent the last three week touring New Zealand with and also Lyn and Len our tour director and Czytaj więcej