New Zealand Hotels Review homer, June 18, 2006June 19, 2006 As promised, I’ve written a brief review of the hotels/apartments we stayed in during our New Zealand trip. I’ve included some photos when we took some. As far as prices, they fluctuate greatly during high season or low season so I’ve included a link to the hotels so you can… Continue Reading
Wednesday – We’re Home! homer, June 14, 2006October 16, 2006 We got home safe and sound. Air New Zealand’s flight was 40 minutes late leaving Auckland and we were worried we’d miss our connecting flight in LAX due to having to go through customs but we whizzed right by and the airport was oddly empty. We made it home around… Continue Reading
Wednesday – Auckland then home! homer, June 14, 2006June 16, 2006 Well it’s our last day in Auckland. I’m writing this summary from the airport. There is actual working internet terminals here unlike the other airports. We spent the morning at the Sky City Tower.4800 We had purchased a voucher pack and had tickets left to this attraction and Rainbow’s End…. Continue Reading
Tuesday – Auckland homer, June 13, 2006June 16, 2006 As I write this it is Tuesday evening around 5:45 p.m. We fly back home tomorrow night. We flew from Queenstown this morning back to Auckland. The bad weather the previous night delayed many flights and cancelled a few. We arrived in Auckland around 1:00 p.m. and got our car… Continue Reading
Monday – Queenstown homer, June 12, 2006June 16, 2006 We got off to a late start. Our Milford Sound trip got cancelled again due to weather. The tour operator offered to fly us there but couldn’t guarantee the cruise would run because of choppy water in the sound. Not wanting to spend $1000 NZD on just a fly around,… Continue Reading
Sunday – Queenstown homer, June 12, 2006June 16, 2006 Rained out! We had planned to do our Milford Sound trip but the rain & cold kept us at bay. We spent the day with a trip to the town centre. We did some wine tasting at a place called “Wine Tasting.” This place features wines produced all over the… Continue Reading
Saturday – Queenstown homer, June 10, 2006June 16, 2006 Our day began with ambitious plans; we were going to hire a private plane to fly us to Milford Sound then get on a boat cruise. Unfortunately, the pilot called to tell us that the weather was to rainy in Milford to make the trip. We switched to plan B… Continue Reading
Friday – Fly to Queenstown homer, June 9, 2006June 16, 2006 We dropped off our car rental at the Christchurch airport and boarded our flight to Queenstown. We ran into the same flight attendents we’d had in our other flights so it’s a small world here in NZ. After we picked up our car in Queenstown we headed over to our… Continue Reading
Thursday – Christchurch homer, June 8, 2006June 16, 2006 Our first stop this morning after breakfast was the Science Alive museum. Primarily geared towards kids, the museum features a large sized chess board where Bart and I duelled it out for dominance. Lisa had fun with the science exhibits as Bart tackled the rock climbing wall. 5796 The musuem… Continue Reading
Wednesday – Hamner Springs homer, June 7, 2006June 16, 2006 We darted off our hotel with the intention of having some fun for us and the kids. We headed straight for Hamner Springs. Known for their geothermally heated pools, we drove up there as fast as we could. The drive took about 2 hours but was well worth it. We… Continue Reading