posts from category: Traveling

Auckland in a Day

We caught a shuttle to the airport, took a bus into downtown Auckland, took a ferry to Davonport Island…and then basically reversed ourselves to get back to our hotel. Not end of story.   The airport is located south of … Keep Reading…

Auckland in a Day

We caught a shuttle to the airport, took a bus into downtown Auckland, took a ferry to Davonport Island…and then basically reversed ourselves to get back to our hotel. Not end of story.   The airport is located south of … Keep Reading…

Bumping to Auckland

Let me say right off the bat that I much preferred our ferry ride and nice flight down to Queensland than the present turbulent flight we are in the midst of right NOW. While checking in this morning we heard, … Keep Reading…

Into the Wild

On or about Oct. 6, we booked our Doubtful Sound trip which included renting a car to drive 2 hours to meet the boat on Lake Manapouri at 8:30ish a.m. Yesterday was Oct. 15th, Sunday. So according to my calculations…Oct. … Keep Reading…

Between Mountains

Admittedly this sounds like it could have a double meaning. I report. You decide. Flying at 15,000 feet, I came upon this. A list of definitions. Spiral: style of kicking perfected during the psychedelic era. Coathanger: Dressing room equipment which … Keep Reading…

View from the Train

It’s official. I got Ray on a train. It was touch and go…but he did it!!   And as you can see, shooting photos didn’t work so well. Too much glare. However, it did make for an interesting picture in … Keep Reading…