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Wild wonders and a southern bell

Day - 16 Thursday 7th May 2009 Very cold overnight again, a hard frost when we woke, but the bright sun soon melted it all and we had a quick game of snakes-and-ladders on the table by our motorhome; Barbara won by sneaking up a ladder at the last moment having trailed behind the whole game...

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Saros on May 7, 2009 from Portobello, New Zealand

from the travel blog: The Hairy Animal 2009 World Road Trip

Gorgeous gorges and precarious houses

Day - 15 Wednesday 6th May 2009 Still raining this morning, but Wilderness were thoughtful enough to equip the motorhome with a decent sized umbrella, so not too much of a problem. A nice feature of this campsite is that the picnic table adjacent to our site is rather fun: A short walk...

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Saros on May 6, 2009 from Dunedin, New Zealand

from the travel blog: The Hairy Animal 2009 World Road Trip

Wet stones

Day - 14 Tuesday 5th May 2009 As previously mentioned, it was a rather wet start and it didn't look likely that there would be any helicopter flights up onto a glacier, so we set off for the coast. Unfortunately, the further we got from the mountains, the better they looked, but it was by...

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Saros on May 5, 2009 from Moeraki, New Zealand

from the travel blog: The Hairy Animal 2009 World Road Trip

First kiwi Home

We left the Big Red House on Barbadoes St on a sunny morning early in March with 2 more bags than we arrived with! We were at a loss to expalin the extra "stuff" acquired in only one month and doesn't bode well for when we leave and may need a container at that point! However as I write this...

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RTW2009 on May 4, 2009 from Christchurch, New Zealand

from the travel blog: RTW/2009

Lakes & mountains

Day - 13 Monday 4th May 2009 We woke to another very cold but bright morning, no fog here in Fairlie, which gave us a rather good view of our surroundings: Once we'd eaten and used the nice hot campsite showers, we set off for Lake Tekapo. A pleasant enough drive with interesting...

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Saros on May 4, 2009 from Lake Tekapo, New Zealand

from the travel blog: The Hairy Animal 2009 World Road Trip

A little problem.

Day - 12 Sunday 3rd May 2009 ...... And stopped in due course at a basic but reasonable campsite at Waiau. It was a friendly little family-run campsite, with few occupants because it's rather out of the way and out of season, but it had all we needed apart from internet access, and we...

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Saros on May 3, 2009 from Waiau, New Zealand

from the travel blog: The Hairy Animal 2009 World Road Trip

Having a whale of a time!

Day - 11 Saturday 2nd May 2009 Up at 06:30 on a brisk morning on the Pacific Coast, to be ready for the 10 – 15 minute walk down the road and around the corner to the Whale Watch base. I wasn't expecting the view that greeted me as I stepped out, as when we'd arrived yesterday, it had...

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Saros on May 2, 2009 from Kaikoura, New Zealand

from the travel blog: The Hairy Animal 2009 World Road Trip

Moving north to start with.

Day - 10 Friday 1st May 2009 A rather lazy start today, but we felt we'd earned a lie in after all the travelling and early mornings, and we knew we wouldn't get to Kaikoura from Christchurch in time for a boat trip out to the see the whales, though a flight might have been possible, but that...

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Saros on May 1, 2009 from Kaikoura, New Zealand

from the travel blog: The Hairy Animal 2009 World Road Trip

South of the South Island - Te Anau thru The Catlins

The south of the South Island...vistas extraordinaire! We saw absolutely stunning scenery as we walked tracks, drove back-roads and cruised inland waters in and around Te Anau, Milford Sound and the Catlins. The summer crowds had long deserted Te Anau, leaving its lakefront and...

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Shane & Norma on April 30, 2009 from Te Anau, New Zealand

from the travel blog: "Not Just Another Rugby Tour" - New Zealand, Samoa and Australia

In the Beginning...

A plane and taxi ride to remember! Step into the time tunnel so Norma and I can catch you up with our adventures from the beginning. I will recap the rugby tour at a later date, however, you must keep in mind that I faithfully follow road code! Norma, Sharon, Beau and I bid the tour...

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Shane & Norma on April 29, 2009 from Auckland, New Zealand

from the travel blog: "Not Just Another Rugby Tour" - New Zealand, Samoa and Australia

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