by Doug and Linda Stoudt | May 1, 2011 | New Zealand-2011
Today, a bus picked us up at our campground for a short trip to the Antarctic Center where we learned about life at -120 degrees F and saw a great 4D (sight, sound, motion and water) presentation of a boat tour to the Antarctic – a GREAT experience. We then took a bus...
by Doug and Linda Stoudt | Apr 29, 2011 | Outback-2011
Tonight was a very special night when we had a “Sounds of Silence” dinner in the desert under the stars. After watching the sunset on Ayers Rock (Aboriginal name is Uluru) where the colors changed from a bright orange–red to brown while we were drinking champagne, we...
by Doug and Linda Stoudt | Apr 26, 2011 | New Zealand-2011
Daily briefing was held by our Fantasy Wagonmasters at 8:00 AM. The briefings are very informative and help us to know what to expect each day. We left CG around 9 AM and made the detour to Nuggets Point Lighthouse with gorgeous ocean views but windy and a 1,800...
by Doug and Linda Stoudt | Apr 25, 2011 | New Zealand-2011
The bus picked us up at the back of our Campground at 7:45 AM and headed for Milford Sound with several stops along the way for pictures and bathroom breaks – approx… 2 hour ride. We boarded the boat around 11 AM and feasted on a buffet lunch of chicken, BBQ...
by Doug and Linda Stoudt | Apr 23, 2011 | New Zealand-2011
After our group met with the Wagonmaster for 8 am travel day briefing, we left Te Anau for Queensland. The road to Queensland had spectacular scenery similar to Cabot’s Trail in Nova Scotia, Canada. Fantasy’s detailed trip log and the GPS that came with our RV...