by Jim and Gisela Spires | Jan 18, 2012 | AU-NZ 2012
Today is a short, but beautiful drive to Waitomo. I am so looked forward to seeing the glow worm caves. I also see this area on the Travel channel. I think nature here in New Zealand to be interesting and so different from the USA. This experience does not...
by Jim and Gisela Spires | Jan 17, 2012 | AU-NZ 2012
We leave Waitomo on a bright and sunny morning. Our journey takes us through the busy city of Auckland to Orewa. We spy our friends Carrie and Roger taking a morning break beside the river. They sure do know how to smell the roses. M-m-m- m, I could get use to...
by Jim and Gisela Spires | Jan 16, 2012 | AU-NZ 2012
Today is one of those eye-popping days on our tour. We are here on the northern coast near an area named the Bay of Islands. The ocean is a beautiful turquoise blue and the sunlight is brilliant. Nothing about New Zealand has disappointed me. It is an...
by Jim and Gisela Spires | Jan 15, 2012 | AU-NZ 2012
Fantasy again saves the best for last. We arrived in the beautiful city of Auckland and I am once again not disappointed. We spend the day sightseeing, beginning with the War Museum. Here Fantasy set up a guided tour, because we would have missed a lot trying to...
by Jim and Gisela Spires | Jan 14, 2012 | AU-NZ 2012
We arrived in tropical Cairns yesterday after a flight from Auckland. The weather is warmer here than New Zealand and that is a plus. Fantasy has booked into another first-class hotel right on the waterfront. I am again very impressed with the way Fantasy does...
