New Zealand

Wellington,the capital

Arrived in the capital,weather pleasant,able to wear short sleeves.Went on a pub tour,4 very different pubs.I tried a lemon-lime beer in one which was very pleasant.I could just have a sip in the other pubs,trying a different beer in each one. A couple of us spoke to a man at a table where we...

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edoyle on February 12, 2011 from Wellington, New Zealand

from the travel blog: World Cruise

Beautiful City

Wellington is a beautiful, hilly city that surrounds a lovely bay. It is like a mini San Francisco with lots of hills and steep streets. It's very near a fault line and has about 360 earthquakes per year, mostly quite small. There are qutie a few houses built on the side of hills not...

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rcodel on February 12, 2011 from Wellington, New Zealand

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Sleepy Town

Tauranga is a typical small New Zealand town. We could walk downtown from our ship. It was basically a four block shopping and restaurant street.

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rcodel on February 10, 2011 from Tauranga, New Zealand

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Beautiful drive to see a geyser which erupts every day at 10:15am with a little help from a friend.The geyser has 2 chambers,boiling water in the lower and cooler in the upper which acts as a lid.A park Ranger throws in an eco friendly detergent which decreases the surface tension of the cooler...

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edoyle on February 10, 2011 from Tauranga, New Zealand

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Whangamata

The ship was docked in downtown Auckland for two days. We had arranged in advance to meet our friends, Judy and Barry, whom we had met on our Yangtze River cruise many years ago. They picked us up at the ship and drove us to their "batch", or Summer cottage in Whangamata, about a two hour...

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rcodel on February 9, 2011 from Auckland, New Zealand

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North Island

Docked in Auckland.Had a tour of the city.Lovely trees and flowers,great boating.The city is on a narrow peninsula where it is just a short distance from the Pacific to the Tasman Sea.There was talk of building a canal across but it would be too expensive so now if you want to bring a boat from...

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edoyle on February 8, 2011 from Auckland, New Zealand

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Bay of Islands

Many small islands a great resort area. I went kayaking in the Waitangi river in a 2-man kayak.I was in front,the heavier person is always in the back,and he was a man who has been sailing since childhood and who has done a lot of canoeing but not kayaking.There is a difference in the...

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edoyle on February 7, 2011 from Russell, New Zealand

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Bay of Islands, New Zealand

The Bay of Islands is a beautiful spot in northern New Zeland. It is a large bay with over 100 islands, some inhabited and others uninhabited. We came here by car many years ago and stayed in a delightful motel for several days.

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rcodel on February 7, 2011 from Paihia, New Zealand

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Praerie oh Praerie

Nach den Catlins fuhren wir wieder in den Norden, durch trockene, heisse Landschaften. Clays Cliffs waren vom Zerbroeckeln bedrohte Sandberge, Staub liess unser Auto braun werden und unsere Augen zu Schlitzen verengen. Den vorletzten Tag gings nach Lake Tekapo, ein anderer schoener See. Und am...

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Chrizzy on February 6, 2011 from Christchurch, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Australien und Neuseeland

Plans

Shall we do this? Can we do this? Should we do this? Fletch is still at home as he didn't end up going to uni as planned, We have stable jobs in a unstable economy, we have very limited finances! We have a grandchild due in July this year. BUT .... if we don't go now we are fearful we...

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GazzaShazza on February 1, 2011 from Gisborne, New Zealand

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