Heathrow, start of our journey

LHR to Frankfurt

Pretty uneventful, first on the plane was a first but as only an hour flight, with a cold meat salad and coffee served we had soon arrived in Germany. We went to the lounge to wait for the nextLes mer
Arrived at last, Sydney 5.10 am

Great welcome from Ben & Jacqui, ballon and cakes. Not so good from Qantas even being
Priority first class with 2 foot priory tags on all our bags, they left one behind in Singapore. All my AustraliaLes mer
Day 3 in Oz

Lovely walk along the Bronte Beach, 10k steps all round the top beach path, through the cemetery, and then had breakfast before retracing our steps back to the car. We're back home now watching an NRLLes mer
Day 4 - The Blue Mountains

We set off early as it's about a 2 hour drive to the Blue Mountains in Katoomba from Randwick, where Ben lives. Breathtakingly beautiful, along with fun, sky train, steepest mountain train in theLes mer
Day 6 - Adventures in Sydney on the tram

Jacqui dropped us off at the team stop down the road from their place and within minutes we were on our was to Sydney, Circular Quay on our adventures. Looking at the Opera House and Bridge again,Les mer
Hunter Valley- Kalamatra Retreat Villa

We set off at 9.30 am, dropped Bobby the dog off at Jacqui's friends for the weekend, and headed to the beach cafe for lunch. Wow, what a place, great food, great wines & great views. With an hour &Les mer
Pokolbin, aqua golf, BBQ & wine tasting

Well, with the disappointment of not being able to go on the baloon flight, we did decide to stay local. We went to the local pokolbin centre, I toured the shops and the others did pitch and put andLes mer
Homeward bound- leaving Pokolbin

Sad day our long weekend with Ben & Jacqui, Callum & Mhari in this beautiful Villa is over. We are heading home. Stopped for a lovely breakfast at Enzo's, said our goodbyes to Callumhari and droveLes mer
New Zealand Days 1 - 3

Well Ben dropped us off at 05.30am and we went straight to drop our bags off. I asked them to make sure they both come with us 🤣 Answer was of course we never lose luggage (Emirates) that was. ButLes mer
New Zealand Days 4

Leaving Kaikoura, we headed up to Mouteka on the way we stopped at a seal colony, and we could have stayed for hours watching their antics. They are so many different colours, taking turns to diveLes mer
New Zealand - Day 5

Off to TAKAKI, I think google maps thinks we are mountain goats as we've climbed up and down mountain roads for 3 days now! Depending into Tekaki we find a fabulous cafe called "The Wholemeal Cafe"Les mer
Pohara to Westport NZ

Martin Birthday, we were told not to rush today we can leave when we're ready. But after deciding on going down to Westport next and it being a 5 hour journey, some over mountains again, so we got upLes mer
Westport to Franz Josef NZ

Up and on our way at 9.30 am we wanted to get to Punakaiki by 11 as high tide is the best time to see the Pancake Rocks and Blow holes. This we did and boy we were not disappointed, the views andLes mer
Franz Joseph, Fox Glaciers

Wow, what a day, I think I've bored you with the video as I wanted to show you all, and they had wifi at the helicopter office. We really couldn't believe the beauty of it all today. A young couple onLes mer
Franz Josef - Wanaka

What a difference a day makes, rain, sleet, snow, and very low clouds today. So glad we chose yesterday for the glacier trip. We managed to find all of our points of interest today. We didn't get toLes mer
Wanaka - Queenstown NZ

First stop after leaving Wanaka Camp Site was to see " That Wanaka Tree" at the southern tip of Lake Wanaka, the tree grows alone in the water and is a very popular tourist attraction. Couldn't resistLes mer
QUEENSTOWN 2 NIGHT STOPOVER

We spent the day in queenstown, had a lay in, and then visited the skyline gondola first before the rush. It was fantastic the view from the top, we did manage a panorama pic, but this doesn't do itLes mer
QUEENSTOWN TO CURIO BAY

Sadly, we woke up to the news that the road to Milford Sound was closed and, due to severe weather conditions, was likely to remain closed for the weekend. We had no option but to cancel our night inLes mer
Curio Bay to Dunedin

Found an old railway station in Kingston and enthusiasts were firing up the engine. Privilege to watch, we went on then to Slope Point and here even the trees slope! The most gorgeous empty beach wasLes mer
Dunedin to Moeraki Boulders

Great drive up from Denedin, not that far, considering the length of some of the journeys we've done. Nature is definitely on the agenda today. We headed for Katiki Point Lighthouse and walked alongLes mer
Moeraki to Twizel

Nor much happened today. We moved camps but not too far away and went grocery shopping in the way. We stopped for lunch by a dam and were excited to see the ssnow-capped mountains come back intoLes mer
Twizel to Glentanner (Mount Cook)

Lovely relaxing day, spent in the mountains. We sat out reading in the sun for a while. A couple of other travellers joined us for chat. Had lunch and followed the instructions into our camp for theLes mer
Glentanner to Lake Tekapo

Well yet another disappointment we were due to be at the hermitage hotel at 10.15 in mount cook to go on a glacier experience boat trip but at 9.30 the office rang to say due to adverse weatherLes mer
Lake Tekapo to Temuka

Not far to go again, we went to a local beauty spot and had our coffee, no sunshine this morning, so we didn't sit outside. Great view, we could have looked at all day! Did our research on Temuka andLes mer