THE CLARE'S TRAVELS AROUND THE WORLD
THE CLARE'S TRAVELS AROUND THE WORLD
Sydney Day 3 – Taronga Zoo
A lovely relaxing start to the morning didn’t see us leave the hotel until 9.30am when we caught the train
Sydney Day 2 – Manly & Sky Tower
Today was yet another good day. The weather was cloudy as we set off after a hot breakfast in the
Sydney – Day 1
After a good nights sleep it was lovely to wake up to a Norwich away victory. Even better was the
Christchurch
A very leisurely start to the morning meant that Karen didn’t even wake up until 8.15am. We were all sorted
Tranz Alpine Express
Today was the last driving day of the holiday for me. It was a planned 2 ½ hours to Greymouth.
Fox Glacier
A familiar early start saw us on the road by 8.30am as we knew we had a 4 ½ hour
Queenstown
Today was planned to be more relaxing…. However we were out of our room at 9am making the short stroll
Milford Sound
Six am alarm call this morning. We had to be up, packed, parked the car and ready for our tour
Te Anau
Another early start for our 3 ½ hour drive today meant we were on the road again by 9am. This
Tailei Gorge Railway and more
This morning was an easy start as our pre booked trip on one of the worlds great scenic railways didn’t
Journey to Dunedin
Today was scheduled to be another long drive with the Sat Nav showing an elapsed time of 4 ½ hours
Christchurch
Today was another day where we just had to get up and go. So we got up and went and
Ferry to South Island & Kiakoura
Another early start as we had to check in for our Ferry Crossing by 8am. Fortunately the terminal was only
Wellington – Day 2
A relatively lazy start to the day meant we didn’t leave the room until 9.15am. A quick walk took us
Wellington
A long drive today, not helped by a 10 mile detour due to roadworks that took us over some mountains
Aritiatia Rapids, Lake Tapuo and Napier
Another early start as today we had a ‘date’ with a Dam at 10am! We were packed up, checked out
All around Rotarura
Another early alarm as Karen wanted to take advantage of the free laundry facilities and managed to get 2 loads
Hobbiton + Rotorua + Dinner
We survived the night without air con, by having the window wide open, the fan on full, no covers on
Driving Day
Up early, checked out and on the road by 9am. Just as well. Our first mistake (and subsequent heated discussion)
Bay of the Islands
Another early and frantic start. Feeling as though we need a holiday from this holiday. Off this morning to be
Sky Auckland – A Day of Ups and Downs
Today I was awake from 3.30 am worrying about our cases. Crossing another 6 timezones also didn’t help my body
Welcome to Zew Nealand…..
Well the flight to Sydney itself wasn’t too bad, once we got underway 25 minutes late. We had aisle and
Baiyoke Sky Tower before next leg.
As our flight wasn’t until 7.30pm I arranged a late check out of 4pm. This enabled us to almost have
Chatuchak Weekend Market
After the exhausting time yesterday today it was a rush to get into breakfast before they closed at 10am. We
River Kwai
Overnight in the battle between Man vs Mosquitoes, the Mosquitoes had definitely won. We were both up in the night