I’m filling in Day 11 and Day 12 on the evening of Day 12, because our boat in Milford Sound did not have Wi-Fi. So, these two posts are going to be more “impressions and pictures” than a lot of words. The first thing that we had to do was figure out what to bring […]
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Day 10 – Dunedin (24 Sept 2023)
Our hotel in Dunedin is the former Main Post Office. They had some fun with it. Their restaurant is accessed through the “Parcels” doorway – hence, it is “Parcels Restaurant.” They also made small private dining areas out of the former vaults! (That was my favorite). And below is an old picture of the queue […]
Day 4 – Hamilton Gardens & The Kiwi Encounter Conservation Project (18 Sept 2023)
We put our bags outside our door at 7:00 a.m. to be taken to the bus, and after another delicious breakfast at the VOCO, we were off on the road again. We had a few stops along the way – the visitor’s center below in the town of Tirau was pretty classic. Everyone (but me […]
Day 1- or is it 2? (13 Sept U.S. – 15 Sept NZ, 2023)
Melissa is back! First of all, can I say that I *hate* the new WordPress. I can’t figure out for the life of me how to wrap text, insert photos, etc. It used to be SO EASY. Hopefully I will get the bandwidth at some point to figure out how to do this correctly . […]
2023 New Zealand!
Yep – I’m back. I know. I know. It’s been a while. That’s okay – I mainly just write for myself. Short story? A friend who lost her husband suddenly a few months back asked me to go with her on a trip. She and her husband have done just shy of 30 trips via […]