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Forum: Australia & the Pacific

Apr 17th, 2022, 03:30 PM

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New Zealand – Third time around and ready for more

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March 5 - KeriKeri continued An early breakfast...

March 5 - KeriKeri continued An early breakfast and a decision to head southwest to the giant Kauri trees in Waipoua Forest. OMG (notes my little travel journal). These incredible trees are awe...

Forum: Australia & the Pacific

Apr 16th, 2022, 11:04 AM

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New Zealand – Third time around and ready for more

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Driving Day to KeriKeri March 3 - The drive to...

Driving Day to KeriKeri
March 3 - The drive to KeriKeri from Coromandel was far too long. (Perhaps we should have looked into the car ferry into Auckland...) We began the day with a quick stop at...

Forum: Australia & the Pacific

Apr 11th, 2022, 11:12 AM

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New Zealand – Third time around and ready for more

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March 1 - We had a long, slow start to the day,...

March 1 - We had a long, slow start to the day, with everyone finally deciding we needed to take a break. We took a short walk along the cove, then uphill behind our cottage to scout out spots for...

Forum: Australia & the Pacific

Apr 5th, 2022, 03:54 PM

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New Zealand – Third time around and ready for more

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VERY LONG TRAVEL DAY TO THE NORTH ISLAND ...

VERY LONG TRAVEL DAY TO THE NORTH ISLAND
COROMANDEL PENINSULA
February 27 - We had a 6:30 a.m. wake up call for a rainy morning drive to the Dunedin airport. The only close-in gas station couldn't...

Forum: Australia & the Pacific

Apr 2nd, 2022, 02:34 PM

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New Zealand – Third time around and ready for more

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LAZY DAY IN OWAKA February 26 - We had a nice,...

LAZY DAY IN OWAKA
February 26 - We had a nice, slow, start to this morning which was fine by all as we took in the incredible hilltop views. We drove down the hill to Surat Bay, and began a walk...

Forum: Australia & the Pacific

Apr 1st, 2022, 02:28 PM

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New Zealand – Third time around and ready for more

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TRAVEL DAY TO OWAKA February 25 - The day...

TRAVEL DAY TO OWAKA
February 25 - The day dawned beautiful and sunny, but the mountain tops had a dusting of snow this morning. It was simply gorgeous, and I am sad to be leaving them behind.

We...

Forum: Australia & the Pacific

Mar 29th, 2022, 12:46 PM

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New Zealand – Third time around and ready for more

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CONTINUED - FINALLY, AND ABOUT TIME MILFORD...

CONTINUED - FINALLY, AND ABOUT TIME

MILFORD SOUND
We were out the door at 7:30 a.m. in an attempt to avoid the tour bus congestion on the way to Milford Sound. There was no traffic until...

Forum: Australia & the Pacific

Jul 7th, 2019, 10:55 AM

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New Zealand – Third time around and ready for more

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Continued February 20 – Moving day dawned...

Continued

February 20 – Moving day dawned absolutely clear, warm, and sunny. We packed up and headed back toward Queenstown and beyond to Te Anau with a few stops: one of the Delta walks before...

Forum: Australia & the Pacific

Jun 6th, 2019, 12:43 PM

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New Zealand – Third time around and ready for more

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Continued February 17 – Back to Joe’s Garage...

Continued
February 17 – Back to Joe’s Garage for more of the same, checked out of the hotel and hit Fresh Choice for self-catering supplies. (Note to self: always need more cheese, crackers, smoked...

Forum: Australia & the Pacific

Jun 3rd, 2019, 04:17 PM

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New Zealand – Third time around and ready for more

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Continued February 15 – Our moving day dawned...

Continued
February 15 – Our moving day dawned sunny with a pleasant breeze. We opted for hike around the Sluicings with interesting views over the tailings and vineyards. It’s a look at Central...

Forum: Australia & the Pacific

Jun 2nd, 2019, 10:10 AM

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New Zealand – Third time around and ready for more

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Melnq8 We skipped Mt. Difficulty this time...

Melnq8 We skipped Mt. Difficulty this time around, choosing to wave to it on a hike. We do enjoy their wines, although I heard more than one state that the restaurant quality has slipped.

Forum: Australia & the Pacific

Jun 1st, 2019, 03:23 PM

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New Zealand – Third time around and ready for more

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Continued Activities and Dining February...

Continued
Activities and Dining

February 13 - Twenty-four hours from our doorstep to our inn in Bannockburn. The flight was not bad as we got a sweet deal in economy premium plus and were able to...

Forum: Australia & the Pacific

May 28th, 2019, 03:23 PM

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New Zealand – Third time around and ready for more

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Melnq8 - I've read all of your reports when...

Melnq8 - I've read all of your reports when planning our trips to NZ, so small wonder the itinerary seems familiar! We did stay in the cottage at Bannockburn House, and took breakfast with the other...

Forum: Australia & the Pacific

May 26th, 2019, 12:02 PM

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New Zealand – Third time around and ready for more

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New Zealand – Third time around and ready for more

This is an overview of our third trip to New Zealand, so it is in no way the best itinerary for someone’s first trip, or even second. Rather, it is mostly a peek at some of the places we missed the...

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