Hi All We really enjoyed our time in Australia. 1st May we flew to Auckland (north Island) New Zealand. Spent a couple of days in the city. Took a boat ride over to one of the islands offshore from the city. Beautiful day bright sunshine. Waiheke island was lovely. We did a guided tour and our 'man' at the wheel was very good, full of local knowledge. Saw lots of vineyards some fantastic beaches and nice little villages. The views were great so hope some of my...

Hi AllAn update on our adventures in Australia. 5th April we flew to Perth. Spent a couple of days looking round. Perth is a small but friendly city and Fremantle was great. 7th April we pick up a hire car and drive about 300 km S.E of Perth to visit Mick and Alex (my niece and her husband) who live 'outback' near Dumbleyung. This is the real Australia. Not another building for miles. Big sky full of stars. Very dry and very peaceful.We can understand why Alex lo...