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- tirsdag den 26. december 2023 kl. 10.30
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Højde: 19 m
New ZealandNapier Port39°28’37” S 176°55’16” E
Napier Museum
26. december 2023, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Napier - the museum. 1931 Hawkes Bay earthquake and tsunami flattened the town and what wasn’t flat was burned in the fires. The town has been rebuilt to the art deco style of the time.
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- tirsdag den 26. december 2023 kl. 11.00
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Højde: 13 m
- New ZealandNapier Port39°28’37” S 176°55’17” E
Aspects of Napier
26. december 2023, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
In town - and back. The port is border-protected, so we to go thru checking on our shuttle as we return.
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- tirsdag den 26. december 2023 kl. 12.00
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Højde: 14 m
- New ZealandNapier Port39°28’39” S 176°55’14” E
Hawkes Bay
26. december 2023, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Hawkes Bay is a large semi-circular bay which extends for more than 100kms. It has black pebble beaches with a huge tide. There are lots of vineyards in the hinterland.
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- Dag 7
- tirsdag den 26. december 2023 kl. 16.00
- ☁️ 22 °C
- Højde: 19 m
- New ZealandNapier Port39°28’37” S 176°55’16” E
Napier's Art Deco Vintage Cars
26. december 2023, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Napier - art deco vintage cars now lined up on the dock to bid us farewell.
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- Dag 8
- onsdag den 27. december 2023 kl. 08.00
- 🌬 15 °C
- Højde: 4 m
- New ZealandLambton Harbour41°16’50” S 174°46’54” E
Wellington Sail In
27. december 2023, New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
Sitting right on the stern window for breakfast - bit daunting when the Queen Elizabeth is coming straight for you with no tugs!
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- onsdag den 27. december 2023 kl. 09.00
- 🌬 15 °C
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- New ZealandLambton Harbour41°16’50” S 174°46’55” E
Wellington City
27. december 2023, New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
Wellington, the capital of NZ - built on the reclaimed waterfront and steep hillsides. Earthquakes aplenty here.
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- onsdag den 27. december 2023 kl. 09.30
- 🌬 16 °C
- Højde: 3 m
- New ZealandLambton Harbour41°16’49” S 174°46’55” E
![Colossal Squid from the deep ocean. Parts [L-R]= stomach, trunk, head, tentacles.](http://media.fp-files.com/footprint/65963f7e9f3df5-44850793/8uimdjuw5wtuc_m_s.jpg)
Te Papa Museum, Wellington
27. december 2023, New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
Premier Museum of the capital. The galleries of repute are the Gallipoli exhibit, Volcanoes and the Maori Culture. The museum is very crowded during our visit. Most interesting item we found was theLæs mere
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- onsdag den 27. december 2023 kl. 11.00
- 🌬 16 °C
- Højde: 133 m
- New ZealandAro Valley41°17’27” S 174°45’12” E
Zealandia Conservation Sanctuary
27. december 2023, New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
Zealandia is a protected natural area in Wellington, New Zealand, the first urban completely fenced ecosanctuary, where the biodiversity of 225 ha of forest is being restored.
The sanctuary,Læs mere
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- onsdag den 27. december 2023 kl. 12.00
- 🌬 17 °C
- Højde: 133 m
- New ZealandAro Valley41°17’27” S 174°45’12” E
Zealandia Eco-Experience
27. december 2023, New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
A world-first, custom-designed fence was constructed around the entire area to keep out all mammalian pests. It was constructed between 1993 and 1999. Natural vegetation is being restored and nativeLæs mere
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- onsdag den 27. december 2023 kl. 12.30
- 🌬 17 °C
- Højde: 133 m
- New ZealandAro Valley41°17’27” S 174°45’12” E
Kea - the rare mountain parrot
27. december 2023, New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
We are super-lucky to see the Kea in the wild. This rare mountain parrot is endangered but a few have been reintroduced into this area. They are nesting in hollows of the California Pines (anLæs mere
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- onsdag den 27. december 2023 kl. 18.00
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Højde: 4 m
- New ZealandLambton Harbour41°16’50” S 174°46’55” E
Wellington Sail Away
27. december 2023, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
We begin the crossing of Cook Strait which separates the North and South Islands. Wellington has been windy, but not wet.
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- Dag 9
- torsdag den 28. december 2023 kl. 10.30
- ☁️ 16 °C
- Højde: Havoverfladen
- New ZealandTe Aitarakiki Creek44°23’21” S 171°15’25” E
Timaru - at the dock
28. december 2023, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
A very tight port only for smaller ships - The Noordam came in bow first then had to flip around for docking. Manoeuvre took almost 90 minutes. A dock which was just a few metres longer than theLæs mere
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- torsdag den 28. december 2023 kl. 11.00
- ☁️ 17 °C
- Højde: 23 m
- New ZealandTimaru44°23’44” S 171°15’1” E
South Canterbury Museum, Timaru
28. december 2023, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
What's special in this small museum?
1. The Tuatara specimen = known as the "living fossil", this reptile dates from the dinosaur period. It is the only surviving member of its order dating back 240Læs mere
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- torsdag den 28. december 2023 kl. 11.20
- ☁️ 17 °C
- Højde: 17 m
- New ZealandTimaru44°23’43” S 171°15’1” E
Early Immigrants to Timaru
28. december 2023, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
The early European settlers came to the South Island in the 1860's by sailing ship. They were free settlers. Conditions on the journey were less than ideal. Landing at Timaru proved a difficult taskLæs mere
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- torsdag den 28. december 2023 kl. 11.30
- ☁️ 17 °C
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- New ZealandTimaru44°23’43” S 171°15’0” E
Living in Timaru, early 1900's
28. december 2023, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
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- torsdag den 28. december 2023 kl. 12.00
- ☁️ 17 °C
- Højde: 21 m
- New ZealandTimaru44°23’41” S 171°14’58” E
St Mary's Anglican Church, Timaru
28. december 2023, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Timaru - St Mary’s Church. Really gorgeous little gem. The granite pillars were repurposed after being used as ballast on a ship. There’s even a place to store your top hat under the pew. We signLæs mere
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- Dag 10
- fredag den 29. december 2023 kl. 08.00
- ☁️ 14 °C
- Højde: 7 m
- New ZealandSawyers Bay45°48’54” S 170°37’27” E
Dunedin Historic Railway Station
29. december 2023, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Docking at Port Chalmers, we boarded the train for the Taieri Gorge. We travel from the dock into Dunedin historic railway station. A prominent architectural landmark. it was completed in 1906. It isLæs mere
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- Dag 10
- fredag den 29. december 2023 kl. 10.00
- ☁️ 16 °C
- Højde: 9 m
- New ZealandOutram45°51’41” S 170°15’34” E
Taieri River Valley
29. december 2023, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
The Valley before we hit the gorge is lush and fertile. Large equestrian farms and sheep are the mainstay along with substantial sustainable logging of radiator pine.
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- fredag den 29. december 2023 kl. 11.00
- 🌧 16 °C
- Højde: 429 m
- New ZealandFortification Peak45°44’45” S 170°13’57” E
![Yes, it's that steep in the gorge [taken from inside our carriage].](http://media.fp-files.com/footprint/65979ebf9c99a5-75562512/784slvuatvlml_m_s.jpg)
Taieri Gorge
29. december 2023, New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
We switch to a narrow gauge line to head into the gorge through 6 tunnels and over 3 bridges. The river floods badly during storms. End of the line is Hindon where they switch the locomotives aroundLæs mere
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- fredag den 29. december 2023 kl. 15.00
- Højde: 8 m
- New ZealandSawyers Bay45°48’50” S 170°37’41” E
Port Chalmers
29. december 2023, New Zealand
Back at the dock, there is a small colony of albatross nearby. This is our last port of call in NZ.
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- Dag 10
- fredag den 29. december 2023 kl. 15.30
- Højde: Havoverfladen
- New ZealandOtafelo Point45°47’46” S 170°40’55” E
Leaving Port Chalmers
29. december 2023, New Zealand
The skies have opened up - as we sail out the squalls continue on and off. Very rugged coastline on the Otago Peninsula.
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- Dag 11
- lørdag den 30. december 2023 kl. 07.43
- Højde: Havoverfladen
Tasman Sea45°53’60” S 166°19’34” E
Fiordland, NZ
30. december 2023, Tasman Sea
The rugged, wind-swept south-west of New Zealand which was formed by glaciers. The map shows our sailing route through the fiords. Designated in 1986 as a UNESCO World Heritage Area, Fiordland makesLæs mere
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- lørdag den 30. december 2023 kl. 08.15
- Højde: Havoverfladen
- New ZealandFront Islands45°44’17” S 166°43’25” E
Dusky & Breaksea Sound
30. december 2023, New Zealand
We enter Dusky Sound, travel for some 40 kms and turn into Breaksea Sound. On the port side we have been following Resolution Island. Thickly forested with walls that fall into the water, it's veryLæs mere
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- lørdag den 30. december 2023 kl. 11.00
- Højde: Havoverfladen
- New ZealandDoubtful Sound/Patea45°18’24” S 166°57’28” E
Doubtful Sound
30. december 2023, New Zealand
Doubtful Sound is very rugged with many waterfalls. It is the deepest of the fiords at 421m. First named Doubtful Harbour by Captain Cook in 1770.
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- lørdag den 30. december 2023 kl. 11.45
- Højde: Havoverfladen
- New ZealandEspinosa Point45°18’18” S 166°59’51” E
The Turn at Seymour Island
30. december 2023, New Zealand
We turn into Thompson Sound where this is a small island called Seymour Island. History tells that it was named after a hermit by the name of Seymour. He was a teacher who lived his reclusiveLæs mere