Blogs from Oceania - page 6575

Continuing on from our LOTR location tour of yesterday, today we drove up to Mount Victoria in search of the location of the 'Get off the road scene' from the first mvie. Remember the bit where the four hobbits have to leave the road and hide from a Black Rider under the roots of a big tree? That's what we were looking for. When we got up to Mount Victoria the wind, which had been strong enough at ground level, was whipping up a storm. We were unceremoniously blown about and found it difficult to enjoy the views across Wellington from this volcano top. We played about with our cameras for a while until Lina's eyes started swelling up for no apparent reason. We continued down the road to the spot where we thought the scene ... read more

We checked in at Oak Seaforth Resort at around 2pm. The holiday apartment we booked is fully self-contained with an ensuite and spa. The balcony is massive - just perfect for star gazing on a clear starry night. Although the apartment have a fully equipped kitchen, we ate out most of the time. I only cooked dinner once but managed to set off the smoke alarm at least four times and got the apartment filled with smoke. The smell of steak lingered in the air throughout the night and became too much on the nose (I guess I won’t be cooking steak for awhile). The lagoon at the resort was refreshingly enchanting. A lady was observing Ryan intently while wading around pool. She got really fond of Ryan just watching him venture and test his limits ... read more

sorry we aint bin around too much. island pace is slow. so slow and nice. but we are back. in the meantime here's some pictures. our camera packed up and went for lunch. so some of them are off a disposable so they aren't great but thereyougo. thankyou. we love you. you love us. happy new year !!!!!! x... read more

We left Bali airport at midnight and made a 2 hour 55 min flight to Darwin where we had to change after a 2 hour wait and jump onto a much smaller plane to fly to Alice Springs. The flight there only took a couple of hours but we were so shattered we slept for most of the way. It was also morning in OZ and just getting light so we could see just how remote the outback really is. We had to get off the plane again in Alice Springs for about 30 minutes, then board to finally make our way to Perth. We had been wondering about whether or not to go to Ayers Rock as we only have 2 months to do Australia and flights cost an absolute fortune, we certainly dont have ... read more

Quoted one of the best road in the word, just along the cliffs with pristine blue water. Some panoramas remind a lot about Sardinia and west Ireland, we went all the way down through Geelon, Apollo Bay (that area is the paradise for the surfers) we were lucky that a storm was on the way so the colours were amazing. Then we stopped to the lighthouse in Cape Otway runned by Bracks Uncle..... read more