Our next day in Queenstown is all about boats.  And it’s a day of contrasts.  Keen to tap into the famous adrenaline activities,…

Flying over South Island the scenery is dramatic and beautiful.  We land in Queenstown, by Lake Wakatipu, the whole surrounded by mountains.  In contrast…

After a week of relentless rain the sun makes a bold appearance, just as I’m returning the hire car to Auckland Airport.  Harrumph. …

Leaving the ‘Pacific Coast Highway’, I’m now on the ‘Thermal Explorer Route’, crossing the centre of North Island.  Here seismic activity is at…

The rain is unending.  Having miles to drive means I can stay dry, mostly.  Seeing the ‘sights’ is challenging, if not impossible.  After…

About 5 hours in, New Zealand delivers rain.  Endless, unstinting rain.  24hrs later the news is full of flash floods, landslips and evacuations…

Flying over the Tasman Sea the waves gradually ease from their angry, churned state off Sydney.  Two and a half hours later over…

Seeing Sydney from the air has made me curious, so I want to see a few places from the ground.  Thankfully one of…

At Airlie Beach I fancy a flight in a seaplane over the Great Barrier Reef.  No such luck.  ‘Seats book up weeks in…

My Sydney hosts are sailors in their spare time.  Damn good ones, too.  I am humbled when hear of their achievements.  It’s a…