Wednesday, September 11, 2013 The drive to Adelaide was easy and the roads good. We arrived in the city center of Adelaide before the banks closed and in time to pickup our Australian banking card. This meant we could get…
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 After a photo-op with the Hall-Konstandakos family – before the girls went off to school, we set out for the 2-day drive to Adelaide. Pleasant enough. Given we reached our destination for the day, Mount Gambier,…
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…
This post provides a brief overview of the mapping technology in use on the trip. We have two Garmin GPS units. For the car we have a 5 inch Garmin nüvi 52LM that is useful for driving directions. For walking around…
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?…
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 Had a wonderful stay in Devonport at the very up market B&B. The plan for the morning was to visit King Solomons Caves in the Mole Creek region and a photographic exhibition in Launceston in the…
Monday, July 29, 2013 The Far North West is dairy country and looks a lot like the Central North Island of New Zealand. We spent the day enjoying the countryside and the good weather. First thing was to climb “The…
Sunday, July 28, 2013 Today’s weather report was for rain, but this did not deter us from a walk in famous Cradle Mountain National Park. We started the hike where the Overland Track starts. Then we continued towards and partly…
