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Lyttleton

With bus passes in hand we caught the number 7 and set out for a day trip to the volcanic town of Lytleton. Glenna thougt it odd that people would pay $ 25.00 to take a Gondola to the top of the mountain when we were going to do it for $ 2.00 each on the bus. She soon found out the road to...

permalink written by  RTW2009 on March 3, 2009 from Christchurch, New Zealand
from the travel blog: RTW/2009

Brighton Beach

Caught the bus after supper to take our first look at Brighton Beach. About 10 minutes from city center. The camera does not do it justice. The view goes on forever. Some of the deep background is of the Southern Alps but the camera cannot pick it up.

permalink written by  RTW2009 on March 3, 2009 from Christchurch, New Zealand
from the travel blog: RTW/2009

Sumner to Lyttleton Hike

Friday was a day to die for. Sunshine, temperature in the mid twenties with a breeze blowing off the sea. In a moment of madness we decided to walk over the hills to Lyttleton. Bus driver said it would take about an hour. In a car perhaps. We saw people of all ages even in their seventies biking...

permalink written by  RTW2009 on March 3, 2009 from Christchurch, New Zealand
from the travel blog: RTW/2009

Brighton Pier

Late Sunday evening we decided to take the bus out to the Brighton Pier. It was a busy day as we took in a trip to a classic car show more to see a bit more of Christchurch and some of the outer suburbs. This xk 120 is a daily driver. No rust at all. Buses run through a central exchange with...

permalink written by  RTW2009 on March 3, 2009 from Christchurch, New Zealand
from the travel blog: RTW/2009

Bone Marrow Transplant Unit

The hospital is located on the edge of Hagley Park. Entrance is on the bank of the Avon River.

permalink written by  RTW2009 on March 3, 2009 from Christchurch, New Zealand
from the travel blog: RTW/2009

First To See The Sunrise

The east cape of New Zealand is one of the first places in the world to see the sunrise so we dragged ourselves out of bed in the dark and shuffled (and shuffling is the only form of movement possible at that hour in the morning before you've had you tea) over to the beach to be some of the...

permalink written by  Koala Bear on March 3, 2009 from Rangitukia, New Zealand
from the travel blog: Tiny Little NZ Road Trip

East As, Bro

Before I stopped my travels for a year in order to attempt a Normal Life in Auckland I decided I should probably get a backpacker bus to somewhere or other, just to say I'd done it. I'd been on the road for nearly three years and I'd never set foot on a Oz, FeeJee or Kiwi Experience bus, also...

permalink written by  Koala Bear on March 2, 2009 from Tatapouri, New Zealand
from the travel blog: Tiny Little NZ Road Trip

Waking Up...

There aren't many better ways to wake yourself up than jumping 47 metres head first into the gorgeous Waikato River with only a piece of elastic tied round your ankles to slow you down. The Taupo bungy (you know, the one Andi bottled out of coz she's chicken) is New Zealand's highest water touch...

permalink written by  Koala Bear on March 1, 2009 from Taupo, New Zealand
from the travel blog: Tiny Little NZ Road Trip

...And Winding Down

Yay, back in Rotorua so no one will notice that everything I own still smells like sulphur, especially after we'd all been to the Polynesian Spa. Start the day with a bungy, wind down in the evening sat in a vat of hot water interspersed with cold showers because 40 degrees can make you feel...

permalink written by  Koala Bear on March 1, 2009 from Rotorua, New Zealand
from the travel blog: Tiny Little NZ Road Trip

The World's Most Boring Blog Post

Quite fitting for a post about a town who's only claim to fame is that it got flattened by an earthquake in the early 30's and rebuilt itself according to the hideous art deco style of the time. Famous for being ugly. Now there's a tourist attraction a few people I know could exploit.

permalink written by  Koala Bear on February 28, 2009 from Napier, New Zealand
from the travel blog: Tiny Little NZ Road Trip

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