Nova ZelândiaAucklandNewtonFreemans Bay36°50’53” S 174°45’46” E
29 de fevereiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 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,Leia mais
Nova ZelândiaAucklandMangapapa Stream37°51’26” S 175°40’48” E
1 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 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 TheLeia mais
Hey there , you two have had a marvellous look at our wee country ! [Pam]
Nova ZelândiaAucklandGraftonThe Domain36°50’43” S 174°46’1” E
2 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 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 $$Leia mais
Nova ZelândiaBay of PlentyRotorua DistrictWhakarewarewaPohutu geyser38°9’49” S 176°15’5” E 3 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 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,Leia mais
Nova ZelândiaWellingtonWellington CityRoseneathKau Bay41°16’33” S 174°48’30” E
4 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ 🌬 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.
Nova ZelândiaWellingtonWellington CityTe AroWellington Port41°17’26” S 174°46’52” E
5 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ 🌬 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 disappointingLeia mais
Nova ZelândiaWellingtonWellington CityRoseneathKau Bay41°16’16” S 174°48’57” E
6 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ⛅ 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 badLeia mais
Nova ZelândiaOtagoDunedin CityPort ChalmersSawyers Bay45°48’53” S 170°37’31” E
7 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 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 lookLeia mais
Viajante Perhaps the most different town in all of our travels , Dunedin very modern shopping and eating 🥣
Viajante 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.
Nova ZelândiaThe Gut45°17’59” S 166°54’19” E 8 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 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 theLeia mais
AustráliaState of TasmaniaHobartRosnyRosny Point42°52’59” S 147°20’45” E
10 de março, Austrália ⋅ ☁️ 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 areLeia mais
Viajante Wow, you definitely got a lot into one day.