Penguins, Seals, Sea Lions and SheepMaori Rock DrawingsWe wake up more rested today… Yeah!Our first unplanned stop is to see the Maori Rock Drawings at Takiroa. John is very excited by the drawings, I am excited by all the birds nests in the limestone. Elephant RocksThe next stop is a field of 25 million year old humungous limestone boulders called Elephant Rocks. This was the area used to film Aslan’s …
Christchurch to Mount CookEarly Flight to ChristchurchWe are up at 3:25am in our Auckland hotel and back to the airport for our 6:20am flight to Christchurch.By 8:30am we have landed, collected our luggage and acquired our rental car. Today we are driving from Christchurch to Twizel with stops on the way. New Zealand drives on the left, as did Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia all courtesy of the British Empire.The …
New Zealand’s Waiheke IslandFlights to New ZealandOur driver picks us up at 8am from our cottage hotel in Sanur and we are off to the airport.Bali’s airport is well organized and attractive. There is a big temple in it surrounded by a jungle park with pathways.I go into the bathroom and notice that someone has left a flower offering. They must be really grateful for something.Our first flight is …
Nusa PenidaSnorkelling We have the option of breakfast in the restaurant or on the porch of our cottage… we opt for the porch. Breakfast arrives at 7am as requested and then at 7:30am we are picked up by a shuttle that takes us to the ferry port for our day tour to the island of Nusa Penida. It’s organized chaos at the port and we are herded to the correct …
