New ZealandAucklandNewtonFreemans Bay36°50’53” S 174°45’46” E
29 Februari, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Another “free” day for us so decided to hop on the “hop on hop off” bus for a sightseeing tour of Auckland City. Our hotel is in walking distance from the start point of Auckland Explorer Bus,Baca lagi
New ZealandAucklandMangapapa Stream37°51’26” S 175°40’48” E
1 Mac, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Off at 6.15am today to take the 2 1/2 hour journey to Matamata, a sheep and cattle farm that was the movie set of the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Trilogies. Fascinating little village called TheBaca lagi
Pengembara Having a wonderful time- don’t know why I’ve left so long to visit NZ 👍😊
New ZealandAucklandGraftonThe Domain36°50’43” S 174°46’1” E
2 Mac, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
This afternoon we board the Royal Princess - for the second half of our NZ holiday. So the morning was spent getting in the last sights of Auckland - and window shopping the Prada , Gucci etc shops $$Baca lagi
Pengembara Hope you got a good recharge in before the next series of adventures.
Pengembara Hi Chris- loving our tour of NZ but looking forward to a couple of days R and R 😊
3 Mac, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
First stop on the Princess was Tauranga - about half way down the north island.
Our excursion by bus today was to Rotorua to check out the Te Paula Thermal Reserve with its hot springs, geysers,Baca lagi
New ZealandWellingtonWellington CityRoseneathKau Bay41°16’33” S 174°48’30” E
4 Mac, New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
Nothing to see today but sea! - Spent the day catching up on washing and relaxing 😎 - played a bit of trivia and the all important bingo - didn’t win at either 😣- tomorrow we dock at Wellington.
New ZealandWellingtonWellington CityTe AroWellington Port41°17’26” S 174°46’52” E
5 Mac, New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
This morning we docked in Wellington for the day. First up was a visit to the Wellington Museum. Because of time restrictions by the tour organisers we had limited time there which was disappointingBaca lagi
New ZealandWellingtonWellington CityRoseneathKau Bay41°16’16” S 174°48’57” E
6 Mac, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
We left Wellington port today at 11am as it was too rough to leave yesterday at 6 pm as scheduled. Luckily the swell had settled and although a little bit “rock and roll” it wasn’t too badBaca lagi
New ZealandOtagoDunedin CityPort ChalmersSawyers Bay45°48’53” S 170°37’31” E
7 Mac, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Today we docked at 7am at Port Chalmers on the east coast of the south island of NZ.
After breakfast on the ship we caught the shuttle bus for the 20 minute ride into Dunedin for a sightseeing lookBaca lagi
Pengembara Perhaps the most different town in all of our travels , Dunedin very modern shopping and eating 🥣
Pengembara When we were there in Nov 2012 the Dunedin's Caledonian Society celebrated 150 years of keeping Scottish heritage alive, so conversed with the locals in the supermarket and around town with them dressed in period costume . Unfortunately the celebrations prevented us from seeing the city with some main streets blocked off. But non the less very interesting. We did get to see the live show Calendar Girls at a local church converted into a theatre. Lovely city.
New ZealandThe Gut45°17’59” S 166°54’19” E 8 Mac, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
We left Port Chalmers last night for a very windy and rocky ride around the bottom of New Zealand.
Today we are visiting five fiords/sounds along the south east coast of NZ.
The weather was not theBaca lagi
Pengembara Just Beautiful, you both will be soooo relaxed when you get home. Humidity here is diminishing but the sun is still really hot. Wind has returned, so drying everything out, garden, lawns, hair, skin. But feeling a wee bit cooler!
AustraliaState of TasmaniaHobartRosnyRosny Point42°52’59” S 147°20’45” E
10 Mac, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Nothing to report on these two days - just the usual on board activities. I will be pleased to get off tomorrow in Hobart as it’s been “ rock and roll” since we left Port Chambers in NZ. We areBaca lagi
Pengembara Wow, you definitely got a lot into one day.