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Tag: NewZealand
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Wednesday 24 November 1999 Highlights: Christchurch Museum. First up today was a visit to the Christchurch Museum which had good local content and an excellent overseas exhibit on Japan and Antarctica. We also signed up for a short walking tour. Christchurch reminds me a little of Melbourne, very green and open. They even have trams,…
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Tuesday 23 November 1999 Highlights: Scenic train trip. Kara lost last nights card game so she got up at 5 am and reported back that the 5.30 am Whale Watching cruise was cancelled. We went down into the city and waited on standby but it was not to be. We caught the 4 pm train…
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Monday 22 November 1999 Highlights: Kaikoura Museum. The whale watching was cancelled again today. We have a back up booking for to or row at 5.30 am which should let us easily get back for our train that leaves at 4.08 pm. This is a major disappointment. Kaikoura has almost nothing else to do. We…
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Sunday 21 November 1999 Highlights: Ferry crossing, Scenic train journey Picton to Kaikoura. We travelled from rainy Wellington to sunny Picton via the ‘Top Cat’ ferry which took about 1 3/4 hours. Picton seems to be a lovely place. We ate lunch on the shore and caught some sun sitting and laying on the glass.…
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Saturday 20 November 1999 Highlights: Wellington Museum, Cable Car Ride, New Zealand Parliament. Today we were still tired from the events of the Turangi walk from two days ago however with this being our only full day here we had to get out and about. Among the places we visited was the Wellington Museum (which…
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