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Author Archives: kcbernick
It’s All Happening at the Zoo…and the Opera House…and the Gardens
Tuesday, February 11 We boarded a Hop On Hop Off Boat this morning, down at Sydney’s Circular Quay. This is a very active place, with restaurants and bars, street entertainment and people watching. Our first stop was the Sydney Zoo, … Continue reading
Sydney
Sunday, February 9 Flew into Sydney, Australia today. Happy to say it was uneventful. We checked into the Sofitel Hotel, and had a light dinner in the hotel. We’ll be here 3 nights, and it’s nice to be able to … Continue reading
Lazy Day in Queenstown
Saturday, February 7 (I mean, 8) I do believe that if I were not doing this blog, I’d have absolutely no idea what day or date it is. Nothing was scheduled for today, so we slept in a bit, then … Continue reading
Fjord of Flying
Thursday, February 6 We flew from Rotorua to Queenstown, a fairly short flight. We were all ready to go through security, dumped our drinks, had the plastic bag of liquids ready, and all for naught. Apparently, the Kiwis, as New … Continue reading
Sheep and the Shire
Wednesday, February 5 Today was a busy day. We started with a visit to the New Zealand Maori Arts & Crafts Institute in Rotarua, which is located in a hot springs park. We were able to view an erupting geyser. … Continue reading
The Road to Rotorua
Tuesday, February 4 The bus picked us up at 7am this morning. We barely made it (the wakeup call didn’t come), and were barely awake. It was good napping time, After an hour or so, we got off the main … Continue reading
Two Beautiful Days in Auckland
Sunday, February 2 We disembarked this morning and headed to our hotel – Heritage, Auckland. We were too early to get into our room, so decided to do some wandering around. The hotel is located downtown, not far from the … Continue reading
Fasten Your Seatbelts, it’s Going to be a Bumpy Ride!
Thursday and Friday, January 30 & 31 The high winds continued for the next two days, with waves in excess of ten feet. Walking up and down the corridors was a balancing act. We could have used bungee cords in … Continue reading
Monsoon Season?
Tuesday, January 28 Cruising day, so we listened to a couple of lectures, and attended another class in Photoshop….and we napped. Enjoyed a show tonight featuring pianist Kym Purling and vocalist Peter Cousens. What a demanding life this is! Wednesday, … Continue reading
Abducted by Aliens?
We’ve lost an entire day!!! We went to bed on Saturday and woke up on Monday in Tonga! I’m sure we were subjected to alien experiments during this lost period of time. Actually, we crossed the international date line late … Continue reading