After barely making in home from Australia in March 2020, we spent several months at the lake and had family … Continue reading Covid Pandemic

We were to spend a few days in Sydney, but all the remaining Australian places we were to travel to … Continue reading Sydney-the last frontier for these explorers

Got to Adelaide on March 14 and starting on March 15 we wouldn’t have been able to arrive in Australia … Continue reading Adelaide Australia

Our last place in NZ. We turned in the car, went up the mountain on a gondola for dinner, and … Continue reading Queenstown NZ

One day in Christchurch. They had a terrible earthquake in 2011. Killed 185 and destroyed a large part of their … Continue reading Christchurch NZ

On the way from Wellington to Christchurch we stopped here for a day. It’s a small resort town known for … Continue reading Hanmer Springs New Zealand

What a beautiful place. It’s the capital and a university town with ~200,000 people. Our air bnb host was a … Continue reading Wellington New Zealand

One day in Taupo- had lamb again Yum- stayed at an airbnb on the Waikato River- beautiful views and a … Continue reading Taupo, New Zealand

On the way to Taupo, New Zealand we stopped at the permanent set of Hobbiton used in Lord of the … Continue reading Lord of the Rings

Spending 4 days in Auckland. Day 1 is getting adjusted from the jet lag. We took a tour bus and … Continue reading Auckland New Zealand