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Forum: Australia & the Pacific

Nov 26th, 2023, 02:42 AM

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A Return to New Zealand: North of the South (Island) and South of the North

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Thanks, Diamantina and magsrose. Glad I could...

Thanks, Diamantina and magsrose. Glad I could provide a vicarious revisit of the Abel Tasman track. I'd have loved to walk a bit more of it.

Re: the jet lag, we did not really have issues on this...

Forum: Australia & the Pacific

Nov 22nd, 2023, 10:20 AM

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A Return to New Zealand: North of the South (Island) and South of the North

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I see that I can order Whittaker’s chocolate on...

I see that I can order Whittaker’s chocolate on Amazon if I am so inclined. But another trip to New Zealand would be better ;)

Wrap up
October turned out to be a great time to visit for these...

Forum: Australia & the Pacific

Nov 18th, 2023, 06:09 AM

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A Return to New Zealand: North of the South (Island) and South of the North

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Auckland I’ll try to wrap this up quickly. We...

Auckland
I’ll try to wrap this up quickly. We spent the last two nights in Auckland, in advance of our flight back to San Francisco. When we were in Auckland in 2017, it was pouring rain. Our...

Forum: Australia & the Pacific

Nov 16th, 2023, 08:03 AM

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A Return to New Zealand: North of the South (Island) and South of the North

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Last but not least, dining. When traveling, we...

Last but not least, dining. When traveling, we often start by looking for things we can’t get easily at home – like Turkish, Indian, etc. (in Chicago, yes, but not out where we live). We had four...

Forum: Australia & the Pacific

Nov 16th, 2023, 07:28 AM

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A Return to New Zealand: North of the South (Island) and South of the North

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Wellington is a very walkable city, with a...

Wellington is a very walkable city, with a waterfront/harbor that ranges from sandy beach to industrial, interesting and varied architecture, street art and public art installations. There are...

Forum: Australia & the Pacific

Nov 15th, 2023, 05:18 PM

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A Return to New Zealand: North of the South (Island) and South of the North

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While I sort through the rest of my photos from...

While I sort through the rest of my photos from Wellington, I thought I’d add how much we liked our accommodation – an Airbnb apartment just a couple of blocks from the Te Papa Museum. The location...

Forum: Australia & the Pacific

Nov 15th, 2023, 04:55 PM

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A Return to New Zealand: North of the South (Island) and South of the North

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Botanic garden and ecosanctuary aside, there’s...

Botanic garden and ecosanctuary aside, there’s still plenty to explore up in the hills above Wellington, including an extensive network of trails. Our third full day in the city was Labour Day, a...

Forum: Australia & the Pacific

Nov 15th, 2023, 03:57 PM

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A Return to New Zealand: North of the South (Island) and South of the North

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Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne is the world’s first...

Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne is the world’s first fully fenced urban ecosanctuary. With more than 500 acres in the hills above Wellington, it is reintroducing native species back into the area. We again...

Forum: Australia & the Pacific

Nov 15th, 2023, 02:36 PM

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A Return to New Zealand: North of the South (Island) and South of the North

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I expect it was because of the extensive...

I expect it was because of the extensive construction going on at the port right now. This didn't feel like a "permanent" process, but maybe safer than walking through a construction site.

The...

Forum: Australia & the Pacific

Nov 15th, 2023, 08:51 AM

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A Return to New Zealand: North of the South (Island) and South of the North

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Wellington We spent about 3.5 days in...

Wellington
We spent about 3.5 days in Wellington, New Zealand’s capital city. I won’t go day-by-day here, but I will share a few posts with things that we particularly enjoyed.

Te Papa Tongarewa...

Forum: Australia & the Pacific

Nov 14th, 2023, 03:29 PM

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A Return to New Zealand: North of the South (Island) and South of the North

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Thanks for following, margo_oz. There is so much...

Thanks for following, margo_oz. There is so much to do in the areas we visited. We only scratched the surface.

From south to north by ferry
For months, we debated about whether to keep our car...

Forum: Australia & the Pacific

Nov 9th, 2023, 06:08 PM

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A Return to New Zealand: North of the South (Island) and South of the North

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Thanks, KarenWoo. I'm glad it's helpful. Our...

Thanks, KarenWoo. I'm glad it's helpful. Our apartment in Kaiteriteri was about $250/night, which is high for us (most expensive lodging of the trip). But we booked fairly late in the going, as we'd...

Forum: Australia & the Pacific

Nov 9th, 2023, 03:39 PM

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A Return to New Zealand: North of the South (Island) and South of the North

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I looked at the website today - definitely paying...

I looked at the website today - definitely paying for that view! I do understand the challenges of operating a hotel in a remote location.

Marlborough wrap-up
Our accommodation was several miles...

Forum: Australia & the Pacific

Nov 9th, 2023, 05:57 AM

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A Return to New Zealand: North of the South (Island) and South of the North

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The location is spectacular. Yes, we just had a...

The location is spectacular. Yes, we just had a quick drink. We finished early and had about 30 minutes to kill before our water taxi arrived, so we walked up the hill and happened upon the...

Forum: Australia & the Pacific

Nov 8th, 2023, 06:04 PM

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A Return to New Zealand: North of the South (Island) and South of the North

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A taste of the Queen Charlotte Track On our...

A taste of the Queen Charlotte Track
On our second full day, we drove about 30 minutes north to Picton, where we took a 1.5-hour ferry with Cougar Lines through the beautiful Marlborough Sounds to...

Forum: Australia & the Pacific

Nov 8th, 2023, 04:45 PM

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A Return to New Zealand: North of the South (Island) and South of the North

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It was. A bit of a splurge, but another benefit...

It was. A bit of a splurge, but another benefit of traveling off-season is lower rates.

Wine touring – on two wheels
Marlborough is best known for Sauvignon Blanc, but the region’s producers have...

Forum: Australia & the Pacific

Nov 8th, 2023, 06:13 AM

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A Return to New Zealand: North of the South (Island) and South of the North

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Marlborough After four nights, we traded our...

Marlborough
After four nights, we traded our sea view in Kaiteriteri for a lovely cottage in the middle of vineyards near Blenheim.

Marlborough, at the northeast end of New Zealand's South...

Forum: Australia & the Pacific

Nov 7th, 2023, 02:29 PM

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A Return to New Zealand: North of the South (Island) and South of the North

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Agreed! This was our weather app of choice, with...

Agreed! This was our weather app of choice, with the iPhone weather app for secondary reference.

That one rainy day
It was spring, so there was bound to rain here and there. We got that on the...

Forum: Australia & the Pacific

Nov 6th, 2023, 06:40 PM

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A Return to New Zealand: North of the South (Island) and South of the North

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Marahau – the south end of the Abel Tasman Track ...

Marahau – the south end of the Abel Tasman Track

This town is about a 10-minute drive north of Kaiteriteri. I don't know the details, but there is apparently water taxi service from here, as well....

Forum: Australia & the Pacific

Nov 6th, 2023, 06:01 PM

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A Return to New Zealand: North of the South (Island) and South of the North

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Abel Tasman Coast Track – Awaroa to Medlands...

Abel Tasman Coast Track – Awaroa to Medlands Beach, about 9 km, 3.5 hours
We saved the best weather day for this hike. This is a bit farther north on the Abel Tasman track, and a very different...

Forum: Australia & the Pacific

Nov 6th, 2023, 01:29 PM

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A Return to New Zealand: North of the South (Island) and South of the North

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Not silly at all. I didn't know how all this...

Not silly at all. I didn't know how all this works until we got into it. This is correct, as I understand it. There is no place to get off the track. And at least for the shuttle service we used, it...

Forum: Australia & the Pacific

Nov 6th, 2023, 11:52 AM

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A Return to New Zealand: North of the South (Island) and South of the North

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Yes, I can't really complain about the weather....

Yes, I can't really complain about the weather. We did have a couple of days with three seasons. Fortunately, no snow - other than a few visible peaks far in the distance.

Abel Tasman Coast Track...

Forum: Australia & the Pacific

Nov 6th, 2023, 06:27 AM

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A Return to New Zealand: North of the South (Island) and South of the North

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Overall, I'd say high temps were in the range of...

Overall, I'd say high temps were in the range of mid 50s to mid 60s, with some mornings in the 40s. We had some rain, but certainly not any more than we expected.

Traveling carry-on only was a...

Forum: Australia & the Pacific

Nov 6th, 2023, 06:07 AM

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A Return to New Zealand: North of the South (Island) and South of the North

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Adelaidean: I'd say so! And it's quite a bit...

Adelaidean: I'd say so! And it's quite a bit closer for you.

KarenWoo, thank you! I'm glad the previous report was useful. I think you'd asked me about the cost of our helicopter ride/landing. I...

Forum: Australia & the Pacific

Nov 5th, 2023, 03:51 PM

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A Return to New Zealand: North of the South (Island) and South of the North

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Nelson We spent about 24 hours to acclimate to...

Nelson
We spent about 24 hours to acclimate to the time change.

We quite enjoyed walking around the city – in the sun – admiring the homes, architecture, gardens and parks, as well as a lovely...

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