New Zealand
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Day 507 – Jetlagging
Thankfully, Dave had set an alarm for around 1:30 pm as we would have slept through most of the day! We force ourselves up and head to Diner 66 Christchurch to share some lunch To walk off this small feast, we mosey around the city centre finding remnants of the Chinese new year celebrations, in…
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Day 506 – Planes and sleep
Our flight to Auckland is about 10 hours and long but we make it through We have two meals, watch a couple films and attempt to have a nap The flight gets in a little late so we have a bit of a panic getting off the flight Us and another person in a similar…
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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…
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Day 473 – Hokitika, Hari Hari, Fox Glacier, Franz Josef & Whataroa
We start the morning finding somewhere for coffee so settle on New World Hokitika After this, we’re on the road heading south where we have a brief stop in Hari Hari to get another coffee and some lunch supplies from On the Spot Pukeko Store And Cafe Our first stop of the day is Lake…