David's 2018 New Zealand Trip

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Christchurch - Day 2

by david63 » 08 Feb 2018, 03:35

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This was the day of another of our bucket list items - the TanzAlpine train.

The train leaves Christchurch at 08:15 and you are told to be there at...

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David, does the train now go through the tunnel? There was a time when passengers had to be bussed round whilst the train went through because of...

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09 Feb 2018, 13:26
Te Anau - Day 2

by david63 » 02 Feb 2018, 09:10

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Today was one of the highlights of this journey - the trip to Doubtful Sound.

Unfortunately the day did not start off well as the coach driver...

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According to Wikipedia (so it must be true)

In geography, a sound is a large sea or ocean inlet larger than a bay, deeper than a bight, and wider...

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08 Feb 2018, 17:24
Dunedin - Day 3

by david63 » 08 Feb 2018, 03:02

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The good news today was that there was no rain forecast and the weather was expected to get a bit (the emphasis here is on bit) warmer. That's as...

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Hi David, glad you're having a good time.

My accountant lives in Port Chalmers and his wife worked for me for over twelve years. They now do a lot...

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08 Feb 2018, 16:46
Christchurch - Day 1

by david63 » 08 Feb 2018, 03:02

Christchurch was always going to be a difficult place to visit due to the devastation caused by the 2011 earthquake which decimated the centre of the...

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08 Feb 2018, 03:02
Timaru - Day 1

by david63 » 08 Feb 2018, 03:02

Timaru was always only going to be a journey breaker as it was too far to drive from Dunedin to Christchurch in one day - well it was for me as I...

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08 Feb 2018, 03:02
Oamaru - Day 1

by david63 » 08 Feb 2018, 03:02

As I said before the main purpose of stopping off here was to go and see the little blue penguins but as we could not get on the trip today we did it...

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08 Feb 2018, 03:02
Dunedin - Day 2

by david63 » 03 Feb 2018, 03:49

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Fortunely when we woke this morning the rain had almost stopped, but it was cold - it came as a shock only being about 12C when we have been used to...

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We went to Dunedin on Aurora last year. I remember standing by the Robert Burns statue. we saw the outside of St Paul's Cathedral, but didn't have a...

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Last post by Gill W
04 Feb 2018, 16:19
Dunedin - Day 1

by david63 » 03 Feb 2018, 03:49

When I woke this morning I knew that I was not going to enjoy today as I had a 250k drive to do to get to Dunedin and it was raining the proverbial...

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03 Feb 2018, 03:49
Invercargill - Day 2

by david63 » 03 Feb 2018, 03:49

Today we awoke to some bad news - the weather forecast was for rain later in the day, and a lot of it. Now I know that the locals cannot wait for the...

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03 Feb 2018, 03:49
Invercargill - Day 1

by david63 » 02 Feb 2018, 10:16

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Another fairly liesurly drive down to Invercargill - furthest town in South Island. This is not the furthest south that you can go in New Zealand as...

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One must always get ones priorities sorted first.

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Last post by Ray B
02 Feb 2018, 20:26
Te Anau - Day 1

by david63 » 31 Jan 2018, 03:43

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Moving from Queenstown to Te Anau was our first real diving experience in South Island and I have to say that it was a doddle - hardly any other...

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We have been extremely fortunate in that the weather has been hot, sunny and in the 30's - although the downside of this is that there is a water...

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Last post by Ray B
01 Feb 2018, 14:38
Queenstown - Day 3

by david63 » 27 Jan 2018, 09:14

This is our last day in Queenstown before moving on tomorrow.

Our plan was always to take it easy today and try and see something of the town but...

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27 Jan 2018, 09:14
Queenstown - Day 1

by Official Autopost » 25 Jan 2018, 08:42

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Today we started off on our Grand Tour of South Island. Before we came over to New Zealand we spent quite a lot of time working out what would be the...

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possibly trains but haven't seen one of those mentioned yet.
Be patient - trains will appear later
Is this thread by our own David 63 because he is...

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26 Jan 2018, 22:06
Queenstown - Day 2

by david63 » 26 Jan 2018, 10:44

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Today did not start off as expected, went downhill and eventually ended with having a really great day.

Before we left the UK we had booked a...

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Thanks David, it does brighten up an overcast day kicking off at -1c. Glad you are enjoying your trip.

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Last post by Ray B
26 Jan 2018, 11:04
End of Phase One

by Official Autopost » 24 Jan 2018, 08:05

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Well after two weeks in the Auckland with the family we are setting off tomorrow for our Grand Adventure of South Islasnd - somewhere we have never...

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Enjoy South Island.

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Last post by GillD46
24 Jan 2018, 15:06
A Progress Report

by Official Autopost » 17 Jan 2018, 04:16

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Since arriving we have mainly been catching up with family and a few aquantances that we have made over the years - oh yes and catching up on some...

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Looking forward to reading more, when you have time.

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Last post by GillD46
17 Jan 2018, 08:57
We Have Arrived

by Official Autopost » 10 Jan 2018, 09:27

After a few minor hiccups we have arrived safe and sound.

The car that was picking us up to take us to the airport was half an hour late however...

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10 Jan 2018, 09:27
Almost Time

by Official Autopost » 08 Jan 2018, 11:25

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Well the day has arrived when we set off on the looooooooooooong journey to New Zealand.

The cases are all packed with everything except the kitchen...

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Certainly different, have a great time.

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Last post by Happydays
08 Jan 2018, 16:27
New Zealand Here We Come

by Official Autopost » 02 Jan 2018, 16:31

After over a year of planning the day is drawing closer to our next great adventure down under which start next Monday.

The reason for all the...

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02 Jan 2018, 16:31

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