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To the North of the South

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Barry

A beautiful start to the day with blue skies and good visibility. After breakfast we headed out to find the northern most part of the South Island, a place called Cape Farewell on Farewell spit. We headed out of Nelson  … Continue reading →

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If Those D@mn Wipers Turn on One More Time

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Barry

Just a quick note, the blog is running a few days behind “real time”, as internet is not as easily accessible as I had hoped. The blog is being written each night, and is uploaded when I can get the WiFi going. … Continue reading →

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From North to South

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Barry

Really must try to get the sleeping under control, for the last week 9PM bed seems to have become the norm, but wake up time hasn’t got correspondingly earlier. Must be all the fresh air! We hit the road about … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Paradise Hello NZ

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Barry

At 5:33 the minivan arrived to take us to the airport, check in was quick and easy as we had purchased a departure tax sticker (NZ$55 each!!) the day before. However passport control was slow, well at least for us … Continue reading →

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The Non Functioning Waterfall

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Barry

Again this morning the wind was pretty strong so we put off snorkeling until the afternoon. In the morning we headed out on the scooter in search of more back roads that we missed yesterday, as well as a waterfall inland a … Continue reading →

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Island Night

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Barry

Well our plan to go snorkelling in the morning fell through due to high winds whipping up the water, so we jumped (gently) on the scooter and set off to explore the island. I said a couple of days ago … Continue reading →

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A Driving Test

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Barry

Again we were awake around sunrise, but again it was a little too cloudy to see anything spectacular. After breakfast we decided to hop on the bus and go into the big city, this time with a mission. We wanted … Continue reading →

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Day One in Paradise

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Barry

After a good nights rest we were up early (for us). We had woken up around 5:30 in anticipation of seeing the sun-rise, but it was too cloudy.  We had a leisurely breakfast then took a stroll in the opposite … Continue reading →

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Arrival

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Barry

On the aircraft we had the old style seating, not the pods, but the seats were comfortable with plenty of leg room. The crew were very friendly, helpful and efficient. Once airborne we were offered drinks and a meal, the … Continue reading →

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The Trip Continues

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Barry

This entry revolves around travel, and may be a little too detailed for some, it was written mainly so I could remember the details for future trip planning. A 5AM wake call started day 2 of the trip. We used … Continue reading →

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