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From Dunedin to the Catlins
By January 24, 2012 0 Comments Read More →

From Dunedin to the Catlins

The Weather Turns Leaving the Otago Peninsula and the hospitality of Edna was a wrench, but our journey continues. Like Bilbo and Frodo we had a quest to fulfil. This was to get on the Southern Scenic Route towards the Catlins and enjoy the views.  The weather tried its hardest to get in the way […]

Posted in: South Island
Stars, Twizel, Moaraki & Dunedin
By January 21, 2012 8 Comments Read More →

Stars, Twizel, Moaraki & Dunedin

After a memorable day and some beautiful sights we settled into our home for the evening in the shadow of Mount Cook. The next day we returned to Lake Tekapo before making the choice of left or right. Left back to the coast to explore what Otago had to offer, or right onwards to Queenstown. […]

Posted in: South Island
Lake Tekapo to Mount Cook
By January 17, 2012 12 Comments Read More →

Lake Tekapo to Mount Cook

After our shocking introduction to New Zealand we were hoping for something a little more serene for our next couple of days.   As it turned out nature and the weather came up trumps.   We have had a truly beautiful two days.  I now know where the phrase ‘breathtaking views’ was discovered.  It has to be […]

Posted in: South Island
The Ghan Train: Adelaide to Alice Springs
By January 14, 2012 2 Comments Read More →

The Ghan Train: Adelaide to Alice Springs

As if one 24hour train journey wasn’t enough; a few days in Adelaide and we decide to get on another train and head up to Alice Springs and back within four days. So that is about 76 hours on a train journey in the space of a week. The Ghan runs once a week in low […]

Posted in: Australia
Alice and Uluru
By January 13, 2012 1 Comments Read More →

Alice and Uluru

I would love to give you a few paragraphs extolling the excitement and things of interest to see and do in Alice Springs. However, we didn’t really get to do any of them, as with most visitors we used this as a base to discover Australia’s Red Centre, what we learned is it’s no longer […]

Posted in: Australia