The Kilboran's Great Antipodean Adventure - Episode Nine - Farewell My Lovely!


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January 23rd 2018
Published: January 26th 2018
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Today we leave Queenstown and more importantly...........we leave New Zealand!! We have truly loved this country, its people and its way of life. Obviously, we have only seen this with a tourist's eye, obscuring the underlying problems and issues that all countries have, but even so, I can definitely see what attracts people to emigrate here. Having said this, it is a very long way from home and e... Read Full Entry



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.......and Heidi and her friend Peter (who remembers the books and TV show?).
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The amazing view that greets you on arrival....
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Our trusty boat, the Milford Mariner....
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The first waterfall you see on leaving port......
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......and a later one where we got up close and personal!
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The weather was a lot better than it might have been, and still provided us with some very atmospheric views....
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Look how small the ship looks against this giant waterfall!
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A view of The Remarkables from the airport.



27th January 2018

Q1 Not sure, but could be the Rockies Q2 More confident on this one... Quickies Available Now 'n Toilet, Ask Stewardess (tho I always thought it was Quaintarse) Could 1 of your future Quiz ?'s be "how did I choose the title of this episode". On this I'd have gone for "Mandy's come to her senses" No offence m8y
28th January 2018

Great quiz answers Stevie, especially Qantas!!! Not sure I get the ‘Mandy’s come to her senses comment’! - the time difference must have dulled my senses!!
28th January 2018

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Surely your Queenstown 'experience' wouldn't have been complete without a bungy jump in nearby Skippers Canyon? Did I miss that bit? ;)

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