Sunday, September 8, 2013 Jono and Patty welcomed us into their home when we arrived there Sunday late afternoon. It was very good to see these long time friends again and see how much their three kids had grown. Stephen…
In the morning we said goodbye to our good friends Fiona and Phil and their kids Sasha and Jonty, and set out towards Melbourne. We decided to do the drive in 2 days and stopped in Eden, NSW for the night. Eden is where Fiona grew up. We spent most of the day driving and got to the camping ground just after dark, but not before some local fish (flathead) and chips. And we left again early in the morning, so no time really to actually see the place.
Thursday, September 5, 2013 We have just been told that our car will clear customs and will be released and ready for pick-up at 1:30pm tomorrow. Woohoo!!! We are looking forward to being reunited with Sterlin after 3 months!!!! 4…
Monday, September 2, 2013 Arrived in Sydney last night! Yay! Back on track, albeit a bit later than planned, but hey. We are staying with our friends Fiona and Phil and will be in town for however long it takes…
Sunday, August 25, 2013 We arrived in Wellington yesterday evening, with Joh and Mark. The four of us took up residence at Jude and Nick’s in Petone, where Jane and Tim where already staying. Jude and Nick aren’t here at…
Friday, August 23, 2013 Today is our last full day here in Havelock North, tomorrow we head south to Wellington. That will give us a chance to see people in the area and to arrange some documents to get us…
Tuesday to Thursday, August 13 – 16, 2013 We went out on a 3-day trip, mainly to catch up with family. First stop was Hamilton where we stayed with Jan and David. Then onto Auckland to catch up with John. We…
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 Free rental car. Really. We needed to get from Wellington to the Hawkes Bay. We looked at flying and rental cars, with the latter being our preferred option: the drive is not that long (about 4…
Friday, August 2, 2013 New Zealand was not a scheduled stop on this world tour, but circumstances beyond our control had us looking for a place to cool our heels while waiting for Sterlin to arrive in Sydney. What happened?…
Friday, July 19, 2013 A few nights ago we caught an add on tv advertising serviced studios at Zero Davey Boutique Apartments in Hobart for AUD129. And this is where we checked in last night: cute little studio with kitchinette, washing machine…
Wednesday, July 17, 2013 We decided to stay 2 nights in Triabunna, to be able to enjoy a whole day on Maria Island. We had arranged the night before for our “free” ferry ride to the island. We were interested…
Sunday July 14 to Monday July 15, 2013 From St Helens and the Bay of Fires we made our way to Coles Bay where Stephen had found a nice vacation rental for us to stay at for the next 2…
Tuesday, July 10, 2013 We couldn’t have wished for a better weather start of our trip in Tasmania. We landed yesterday, picked up luggage and rental car, checked in to Hotel Charles Launceston, and promptly went for a walk to stretch the…
Thursday, June 6, 2013 Zayatsky Island This was our first ‘real’ expedition outing as we got into the zodiacs for the first time this trip to join the Expedition team and local guides for a walk to view a chapel…
Sunday, May 19, 2013 I arrived in Zaventem, from Stockholm around 7pm, jumped on a train to Gent and knocked on Hilde’s door. Being Sunday there where no trains to Eeklo anymore at that time, but I’d pre-arranged to stay…
