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What an experience on the Franz Joseph glacier! Helicopter flight upon to the glacier. Excellent guide, small group average age about 25 years (excluding us!). Wore crampons for first time ever. 3 hrs exploring crevasses and ice caves. Hard work but brilliant fun. Back at base relaxed in hot glacier pools, with our new young […]
Wow, just when we thought things couldn’t get better, they have . A spectacular drive from Queenstown to Wanaka. Stopped on way to see the original TJ Hooker Bungy activity. I wanted a go but not allowed due to prosthetic knee. Also influenced by not wanting to pay around £100 to jump into space above […]
Hampden on the east coast overnight. Good campsite by the beach. Sunday morning off to Dunedin. Visited famous rail station and cathedral and then drove the perimeter road along Otago Peninsula. Spectacular scenery and then went to headland to see the only mainland nesting albatrosses in the world. Great sight, once again a privilege to […]
Have just arrived in Hampden on the east coast and already we have been to see the rare yellow eyed penguins in the wild and just managed to get on the beach to see the famous Moeraki boulders before they disappeared at high tide. Yesterday we had a fantastic time trekking up to the Tasman […]
10 hour flight from Singapore, kept awake by screaming child so tired on arrival. Collected campervan and set up last night at a motel near Christchurch. Good sleep and the sun was shining after rain on our arrival. However, what a brilliant day today has been. This morning we went into Christchurch to see earthquake […]
Long but good flight. Singapore is modern, clean, safe and affluent. Haven for young Chinese, who make up 75% of population. Visited largest IT store we have ever seen. Took a ride on the Singapore Flyer which is similar to London Eye. Slept well now so rested ready for Raffles Tour later today. Had walk […]
With another day to go we have managed to get all our stuff into 2 bags with a few Kgs to spare. That might leave Sue enough room to bring home a few goodies such as a koala bear or a rugby player! I think everyone is now understandably fed up with hearing from us […]
Just a few days to go. Sue has almost shaken off her winter cold but left her tired. I am OK now and just hoping to avoid a re- occurrence. My packing practice managed just under 13K, Sue’s is a bit nearer our aim for max 20k each. I am sure there will be a […]
10 days to go till we leave for NZ via Singapore. I will try and maintain this diary during our travels but it will depend on access to WiFi for my iPad. Sue and I both suffering colds at present but hope to be fit and well for departure on Saturday week. Mary is kindly […]
Well, once Christmas is out of the way plus a 6 week break in New Zealand including 10 days on a South Pacific island, it’s down to business. I have been doing some gentle running locally, nothing too taxing, local stuff 5km max. A bit of biking but not much and same with swimming. However, […]