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Friday Fotos – downtown Devonport New Zealand has great architecture

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Here’s another look at downtown Devonport New Zealand. Taking the ferry over to Devonport was one of the first things we did after arriving in Auckland. We were not disappointed—fabulous architecture in the downtown area, a beautiful park, and great ice cream at Tip Top! Sadly, we learned the local ice cream company had been […]

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Travel Journal – 11 April – exploring Dunedin in New Zealand

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Today we had our first shore excursion where we left the ship. We returned to Port Chalmers and Dunedin for a tour of the Olveston House and the botanic gardens. Olveston House was interesting, filled with antiques from its original owners. The highlight of the day was the trip to the gardens, where there are […]

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Travel Journal – 10 Apr – the fjords of New Zealand including Milford Sound

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Wow! What a day. We started out going into Milford Sound at 6 AM. It seemed strange going in so early—after all, it wasn’t even light yet. However, the cliffs lining the sides of the fjord were hazy ghost images that held a great deal of drama. The further into the sound we traveled, the […]

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Travel Journal – 9 Apr – on the Tasman Sea and more from Australia

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The ship’s time advanced an hour again last night, which put us on New Caledonia Standard Time. I never thought about it before, but if you don’t like Daylight Savings Time and the changing of the clocks twice a year, think about doing that nearly every day! When I got up this morning to start […]

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Travel Journal – 8 Apr – first full day sailing on the Tasman Sea

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I was up early yesterday, just as the sun was rising over the Tasman Sea and the ship was coming alive. People drifted slowly into the Lido Deck dining room and the hum level in the room rose steadily.  It was our first full day at sea and the ship was rolling more than either […]

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Travel Journal – 5 Apr

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Friday, April 5, Touring Sidney by Hop-On Hop-Off Before I get to our lovely touring day, a little more about our quirky hotel room. Our view: This is apparently a restaurant/bar that gets extremely loud at night with very poor karaoke singers. Hence the ear plugs on the night stand when we arrived. (See photo […]

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Travel Journal – 4 Apr

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Wednesday, April 3, Getting settled into Sydney Christchurch airport and Air New Zealand flight to Sydney, AU: Christchurch airport was so quiet with very few people. The Air New Zealand flight was delayed twice. We had seats in economy and still got free headsets, free movies, tv, music, games and a nice dinner. I’m really […]

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Travel Journal – 1 Apr

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Day 14 – Monday, April 1: Wanaka to Lake Tekapo Drive to Lake Tekapo: Woke up to a bright, sunny day, but very windy. Entering Lindis Pass At the top of the pass, 900 meters above sea level. Coffee stop – Omarama: View of the Southern Alps from the east side. Lake Pukaki with Mt. […]

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Travel Journal – 31 Mar

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Day 13 – Sunday, March 31: Te Anau to Wanaka, Oakridge Resort: Surprise walking tour through a bird sanctuary before leaving Te Anau this morning. Very difficult to see the birds and very few birds for a sanctuary. But the walk was lovely. First stop is lunch in Cromwell: Warm weather but very windy! Terry […]

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Travel Journal – 30 Mar

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Day 12 – Saturday, March 30: Queenstown through Milford Sound to Te Anau We left Queenstown at 7:30am and or was still dark out. A little way down the road the sun rose and then we had low ground fog. Milford Road scenic drive – one of the world’s finest alpine drives. Fiordland National Park […]

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