by Doug and Linda Stoudt | May 3, 2011 | New Zealand-2011
Today is the day that we have been anxiously awaiting for several months. This is the day we fly from Denver to Los Angeles to join our Fantasy Tour to New Zealand and Australia. Our Fantasy Wagonmaster contacted us several months ago to give us all the information...
by Doug and Linda Stoudt | May 2, 2011 | New Zealand-2011
We enjoyed a good night’s rest at a very nice hotel in Los Angeles with a late checkout as our flight to Christchurch was scheduled to depart 11:30 PM (with connecting flight Auckland). The flight left on time and we did get some sleep before landing on April 11 at...
by Jim and Gisela Spires | May 1, 2011 | New Zealand-2011
We started our tour in Christchurch, New Zealand. Did you know that the primary base for Antarctic exploration by the United States is here? It is from here that people and material are ferried to the South Pole by US aircraft. The International Antarctic Center is a...
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 Jim and Gisela Spires | Apr 29, 2011 | New Zealand-2011
We loaded the buses at our campground in Omaru and went to see the rare yellow eyed penguins returning to the beach after a long day out fishing. This strong bird climbed so high up on the cliff that we were only about ten feet away! Our Fantasy group had a nice drive...
by Jim and Gisela Spires | Apr 28, 2011 | New Zealand-2011
A typical view on the south island of New Zealand. There are lots more of these than people. In fact, one million people population in New Zealand and twenty million sheep. ...
