he only drinks the tepid tears of orphans...

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-here's a vague overview of my itinerary thus far. will probably add a couple destinations. no set plans my first 5 days. gonna try to visit a friend in melbourne at some point. these bits are definite though:


dec 25:
-fly to sydney

dec 27:
-arrive in sydney

jan 1:
-fly to mackay
-greyhound to airlie beach

jan 2:
-sailing trip around whitsundays

jan 3:
-greyhound to mackay late

jan 4:
-fly to brisbane early
-spend day
-fly to auckland late

jan 5:
-start haka tour in auckland

jan 6:
-auckland to mercury bay

jan 7:
-mercury bay to rotorua

jan 8:
-rotorua to waitomo caves

jan 9:
-waitomo caves to taupo

jan 11:
-taupo to river valley

jan 12:
-river valley to wellington

jan 13:
-wellington to picton to nelson (via ferry)

jan 14:
-nelson

jan 15:
-abel tasman national park

jan 16:
-punakaiki and greymouth

jan 17:
-franz josef

jan 18:
-blair's house (1 hour south of franz josef and fox glacier)

jan 19:
-blair's house to wanaka

jan 20:
-wanaka to queenstown

jan 23:
-queenstown to lake tekapo

jan 24:
-lake tekapo to christchurch

jan 25:
-tour ends in christchurch

jan 27:
-christchurch to sydney

feb 1:
-fly to raleigh



-i’ll put the specifics in as i go along (surfing, skydiving, kangaroo sighting, black water rafting, dingo attack, etc.)

-for those of you on the east coast, add the given number of hours to your time to get the time in these cities:

sydney, melbourne: +16
mackay, brisbane: +15
new zealand: +18


-i’m working on my to do/to see list still. so from the group of y’all who’ve been, look where i’ll be and, if you feel compelled, suggest based on that. (scott, ann, christina, andy, brushy, et al.)

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[anonymous]

Have a fun and safe trip Sweetie. Love you, Gramps