A week in Auckland Time goes fast when your having fun. We have been a week in Auckland and have been flat out. In the first week we have visited Devonport and explored North Head Reserve, completed the 16km coast…
Auckland Coast to Coast
Auckland Coast to Coast If you have a bit of time in Auckland one great thing to do is the Auckland coast to coast walk. The Council has developed a coast to coast walk. We had a great day walking…
Happy Waitangi Day
Enjoying Waitangi Day in New Zealand
Day 1 in the City of Sails and booking a trip to Tiritiri Matangi
Back on home soil We arrived 10pm on Tuesday night at Auckland airport after a very pleasant time at the Qantas business lounge in Sydney. Having returned to New Zealand many times and been faced with the queues from hell…
Made it to New Zealand
First stop Auckland Viaduct. Where my wife exclaimed “It’s a wharf”!
Exploring Quebec the Maritimes and Virginia
Exploring Quebec the Maritimes and Virginia This post is about the highlights of our next month in Canada and the USA. We spent a lovely thanksgiving in Canada with Debbie’s family. I ate a delicious turkey dinner.We also had time…
Crossing Continents – California to Australia
This was our last few days in U.S.A. and our first few in Austral-Asia.
A trip to Manly Beach and what it cost
A trip to Manly Beach and what it cost We awoke to another glorious sunny day in Sydney. I have the proof with some sunburn. We purchased a daily metro pass for A$24 each which includes ferry rides. Our first…
Beautiful Manly beach
We had brunch at this lovely restaurant beside Manly Beach.
Coastal walk from Bondi Beach to Coogee Beach and back
Coastal walk from Bondi Beach to Coogee Beach and back We awoke to a cloudy but fine day in Sydney. Yesterday, we decided to go to Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach. It is a famous surf beach and the start of…