Blogs from Oceania - page 6510

De aardkorst is hier maar zo'n 10-15 m dik...elk moment kan er iets uit de aarde omhoogschieten.... Hey allemaal! Werd maar weer eens tijd dat ik een berichtje plaats. Ik ben inmiddels al in Rotorua, een plaats waar veel thermische en vulkanische activiteit is. Maar eerst maar ff vanaf het begin beginnen. Ik was dus vanuit Auckland vertrokken richting Thames, onderweg stopten we nog op mount eden voor een mistig uitzicht over Auckland en de bay. Maar ik had natuurlijk al een fantastische vieuw gehad vanaf Rangitoto, het vulkanishe eiland dat ik samen heb beklommen met Wiep. Ook zijn we samen nog naar het Auckland museu geweest waar veel maori werk te zien was, echt erg mooi wat zij maakten en maken, veel houtsnijwerk! De bus reed vanaf Auckland naar Hahei, maar ik wilde meer van ... read more

Sunday 21st January 2006 We met with our group (8 others??) at 8am to go over the vehicle and cover andy previous dents etc. There were only three people eligible to drive in our group, me, Lisa and Bas/Bos He went first and drove us to the supermarket where 10 of us organised food for 3 days for a fantastic $10 a person! We also picked up some wine and beer and drove torwards the ferry. There were two other pink Land Cruisers from our hostel and we spotted another three white ones doing the same. SO there would be at least 60 of us heading to the island that day. We were given a suggested itinery with times to get on and off the beach (to avoid getting stuck at high tide) and with the ... read more

Said goodbye to Micah, Heidi and Austi at about 5am for our departure from Auckland to Sydney. Made the final edits to Monkey Beast as the cab honked his horn. We bought a Nissan Urvan about 5 days after arriving in Sydney. In 83 days we put over 20,000 KMs on the van and only stayed in a hotel 7 nights total in Australia. Campervan Living. After selling the van for a small profit we stayed with Heidi and Austi in Wollongong for a week before taking off for Vietnam. Australia was good to us...we relaxed on the beach and enjoyed our time in the bush. We both came to a point where we weren't thinking about our jobs anymore. I know most of you have already seen the pictures of Oz on our other website...I've ... read more

After having successfully push-started "Smelly Nelly", we found ourselves on the ferry from Wellington through the wonderful Marlborough Sounds to Picton, a place which turned out to be one of our favourites. Although Picton has a high volume of people travelling through it, it maintains a really peaceful atmosphere and we ended up spending a number of days here at the beginning and end of our 4 week trip around the South Island. Our first evening in Picton was spent with a couple called John and Katie who were our neighbours on the campsite. We started chatting and a few hours and a few bottles of wine later, we were the best of friends! They had recently got engaged in Christchurch and were heading back to the North Island so we were able to get lots ... read more

We arrived safely and timely in Cairns, Queensland, Australia via Singapore. Boy it's humid! Even the locals are finding it too hot. Our daily budget is AUS $200 (GBP 80), which we achieved on day 1 - despite the most enormous breakfasts you've ever seen at the Lilypad. Our accommodation (Dreamtime Travellers Rest) is basic (no ensuite!), but for AUS $60 a night (approx. GBP 25 - just realised no pound sign on this keyboard!!) is just what we hoped for. Also, the double room did have a fan and coin operated aircon. The tour desk was very friendly here, offering plenty of suggestions and even giving us a lift into town during torrential rain. They booked our Greyhound tickets, nothing was too much trouble. We ate out in the evening for a little over GBP ... read more