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…
Friday, July 26, 2013 The early morning rain stopped as we arrived in the beautiful quaint seaside town of Strahan. We were not planning on staying the day, but quickly changed our mind and signed up for two tours: a…
Talk about being frustrated. But at long last Sterlin has left Los Angeles, some 62 days after he was dropped off. In the end we had to switch to an exclusive 20 foot container to get things moving. Shipping company…
Thursday, July 25, 2013 Today was the day we made some serious ground towards the North West through central Tasmania. First stop was Mt Field National Park and Russell Falls. Caroline was heard to say, “this is probably the most…
Tuesday, July 23, 2013 Drove through the towns of Gordon, Cygnet, Huonville, Franklin and Geeveston on our way to the Tahune Forest Reserve and the Tahune Airwalk. We walked above and among the giant trees where the Huon River meets…
