I had a technical issue with our travel blog and, as a result, I have been making multiple updates. Just wanted to send this in case anyone is getting any…

(For those of you getting updates to our travel blog, this is a post I forgot to publish back in late October, 2019, near the end our trip to the…

On our second full day in Sydney we all decided to catch the ferry to the Taronga Zoo. I was glad we had a chance to see the uniquely Australian…

Feb 6 thru Feb 10 - we arrived in Sydney Harbor at 5:30am, Feb 6. I can't tell you how glad I was to be docked for the last time,…

Feb 4 and 5 - unfortunately, the sea was pretty rough for the two sea days we traveled to Sydney. We had pretty rough seas with some high rollers. I…

Feb 3 - this is the part of the trip we were most looking forward to. We spent the day going into and out of Milford Sound, Dusky Sound, Doubtful…

Feb 2 - Jeff, Julie, Nancy and I got off the boat and hired a private driver to show some of the sights in and around Dunedin.  We decided to…

Feb 2 - after visiting Larnach Castle, we headed further north to see some beaches and hopefully, some wildlife. First up, some seals... Just when we were about to give…

Feb 1 - today was a sea day. Since we didn't too far to go to the next port (Dunedin), the captain took us offshore a ways and cut the…

Jan 31 - we weren't sure what we wanted to do today so we just took the shuttle into downtown Christchurch. We talked briefly with a local tour guide and…