Melbourne We arrived in Melbourne at around lunch time after leaving Launceston slightly late (thanks JetStar) and picked up the hire car which is smaller than the previous two but better for getting into small parking spaces in the hotel car park. After checking in, we headed down to the river, picking up some lunch [...]
Wednesday We arrived in Hobart late afternoon, picked up the car (which thankfully is smaller than the last one) and checked into the hotel in the town centre. Then we went for a walk to the waterfront and found some dinner in a little Italian restaurant in Salamanca Square before heading back to the hotel [...]
It wasn’t a surprise when we woke up and it was raining this morning, however we decided to brave a wander to the Opera House for some pictures and were rewarded by a brief dry spell and a small amount of sunshine.
No natural hazards to avoid today, so we took a trip up the east coast. First stop Whakatane where the sun came out so we took a trip up to the viewpoint above the town and then a walk along the shore.
We flicked on the TV whilst having breakfast this morning to see news of a tsunami heading towards NZ following the earthquake off Samoa. They were predicting that it would hit Napier later in the morning with waves of up to 1 metre. This is quite scary news when you’re from the UK and not [...]
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