Antipodes 2020 day 19 – Auckland 1 – Waiheke
We got sunstroke the first time. Straight off the red-eye from LA we arrived at the Hilton, coincidentally not even a stone’s […]
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Antipodes 2020 day 18 – Tauranga – Rotorua
OK, it helps having the right kind of friends! However everything described today could be done by hiring a car or a car and […]
Antipodes 2020 day 17 – Napier
Out of the ashes, a Phoenix has risen. Not literally ashes in this case, but volcanic nevertheless. In 1931 an horrendous earthquake […]
Antipodes 2020 day 16 – Wellington wowser
Last time we we were in Wellington we were underwhelmed, possibly because the weather wasn’t so good, and possibly because the previous […]
Antipodes 2020 day 15 – Akaroa Curry
Akaroa is an unknown destination, in the “olden days” ships for Christchurch sailed into Lyttelton which is just over the nearest mountain, […]
Antipodes 2020 day 14 – Dunedin wandering
“Road’s closed for pedestrians” the workman said, “not possible to pass and no alternative.” We’re on mile 12 of a one-way walk […]
Antipodes 2020 day 13 – scenic cruising
Scenic cruising is a euphemism for no ports today. Instead we’re wandering around the fjord lands of South Island New Zealand. It’s […]
Antipodes 2020 day 12 – At sea 2
We awake to a mill-pond sea today. Captain said swells would be about 2m but in fact they are barely discernible. Although […]
Antipodes 2020 day 11 – At sea
A day at sea, crossing the Tasman, mixed cloud but early twenties / seventies so very pleasant. Normally we’d be out doing […]
Antipodes 2020 day 10 – Second Embarkation
After breakfast we pack, leave our bags with the concierge and head off to nearer sites. These are mostly around the World […]