Heathrow, start of our journey
27. August 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
LHR to Frankfurt
27. August 2024 in Deutschland ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
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 nextWeiterlesen
Arrived at last, Sydney 5.10 am
29. August 2024 in Australien ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
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 AustraliaWeiterlesen
Day 3 in Oz
31. August 2024 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
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 NRLWeiterlesen
Day 4 - The Blue Mountains
1. September 2024 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
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 theWeiterlesen
Day 6 - Adventures in Sydney on the tram
4. September 2024 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
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,Weiterlesen
Hunter Valley- Kalamatra Retreat Villa
5. September 2024 in Australien ⋅ 🌬 22 °C
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 &Weiterlesen
Pokolbin, aqua golf, BBQ & wine tasting
6. September 2024 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
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 andWeiterlesen
Homeward bound- leaving Pokolbin
7. September 2024 in Australien ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
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 droveWeiterlesen
New Zealand Days 1 - 3
10. September 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
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. ButWeiterlesen
New Zealand Days 4
13. September 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
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 diveWeiterlesen
New Zealand - Day 5
14. September 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
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"Weiterlesen
Pohara to Westport NZ
15. September 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
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 upWeiterlesen
Westport to Franz Josef NZ
16. September 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
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 andWeiterlesen
Franz Joseph, Fox Glaciers
17. September 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
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 onWeiterlesen
Franz Josef - Wanaka
18. September 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
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 toWeiterlesen
Wanaka - Queenstown NZ
19. September 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
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 resistWeiterlesen
QUEENSTOWN 2 NIGHT STOPOVER
20. September 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ 🌫 6 °C
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 itWeiterlesen
QUEENSTOWN TO CURIO BAY
21. September 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
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 inWeiterlesen
Curio Bay to Dunedin
22. September 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
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 wasWeiterlesen
Dunedin to Moeraki Boulders
23. September 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
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 alongWeiterlesen
Moeraki to Twizel
24. September 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
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 intoWeiterlesen
Twizel to Glentanner (Mount Cook)
25. September 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
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 theWeiterlesen
Glentanner to Lake Tekapo
26. September 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
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 weatherWeiterlesen
Lake Tekapo to Temuka
27. September 2024 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
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 andWeiterlesen

















































































































































































