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Day 485 – Pier-ing at Pattaya
Wake up and head down for the breakfast included in our stay This consists of a variety of Thai and Western dishes in a buffet as well as a pancake and egg bar We head back up to the room for a little before getting ready and get out to explore a market Pattaya Night…
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Day 482 – Cruising the Chao Phraya
We manage to get about 12 hours of sleep – very, very needed! With some hotel coffee, we chill in bed for a few hours before considering getting ready and out for food We take the route beside the canal and spot a few more monitor lizards lounging – one is even mischievously poking out…
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Day 481 – 18 hours later
Not long after we get up in the air, dinner is being served Dave goes for the pork noodles and Daisy the stewed beef The flight is almost entirely in the dark so we try a little to get some rest, though this is nearly an impossible task for poor Dave Nevertheless, we get to…
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Day 480 – See you next month, NZ!
We organised yesterday to have a little later of a check out which is a welcomed treat – it’s a quick shower, pack and check out by 11am though Kindly as well, the hotel will hold our big bags for the day so we don’t have to lug them around everywhere First point of call…
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Day 479 – Around Auckland
Certainly not the best sleep but, bizarrely, still better than our flat! We have a hotel coffee and coax ourselves out of the hotel to find better coffee and something for brunch Karangahape Road (better known as K Road) is just around the corner so we stroll along until we find St Kevins Arcade There…
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Day 478 – TTFN Wellington ????????
A bit of an early start but very worth while; we speedily ready ourselves and the flat for a final inspection The whole thing is done in about five minutes and we’re on the bus into the city before ten past ???? To celebrate our success, we get to the end of the line and…
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Day 477 – Selling almost everything
It’s the last full day in our place! We picked up some milk yesterday so we’re able to have a last coffee using our caffetiere After this, Dave pops out to grab another coffee from Macca’s while Daisy charms a lady who’s come to buy some of our remaining possessions to take a couple more…
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Day 476 – Saying goodbye to working life
This morning, it’s a quick wake up before Daisy’s out to finalise handing over her employment duties and officially ending the employment Once done, she comes back with a couple of coffees from Macca’s (as we’re out of coffee, milk or even the coffee machine) The day is filled with admin duties, such as selling…
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Day 475 – Back north to tie off loose ends
A quick coffee, brekky and then out of the motel We have a brief stop at Taste of Kiwi – Springfield Café and then make our way towards Christchurch Before dropping the car back to Snap Rentals, we pop by Auto Self Serve Truck & Car Wash in Harewood to give the car a spruce…
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Day 474 – Whataroa, Hokitika, Arthur’s Pass, Castle Hill & Springfield
As per usual, we check out and find coffee – The Lonely Stag Cafe & Store provides us a couple of flat whites for our drive We have a brief stop in Hokitika again to grab some needed roadtrip supplies and then continue on After about three hours of driving, we make it to the…