Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Our South Pacific Itinerary

What follows is our itinerary for this South Pacific Trip

Australia


Sydney and Stanford Football - August 24 - 29
Wagga Wagga with friends David and Kerrie Bryan - August 29 - September 1
      We drive to Wagga and then on to Melbourne
Melbourne with Stanford friends Alan and Karen Mela - September 1 - 4
Tasmania to see the Tasmanian Devil (and more) September 4 - 9
Phillip Island to see the Little Penguins - September 9 - 12
Torquay and the beginning of the Great Ocean Road September 12 - 14
One night on the Great Ocean Road - September 14 - 15
     This is one of the world's best road trips
Ballarat (Home of the Dr. Blake mysteries on PBS) - September 15 - 17
Adelaide - September 17 - 25
     Includes a 2-day trip to Coober Pedy and the opal mines
     And a 2-day trip to Uluru (Ayers Rock)
Dunsborough and Margaret River wine area - September 25 - October 1
Perth - October 1 - 5
     Includes a 2-day trip to Broome further north along the west coast

New Zealand


Auckland - October 6 - 8
Driving tour out of Auckland along the east coast to Napier - October 8 - 13
     Thanks to Cherie Briggs for this idea from a AAA magazine
Rotorua - October 13 - 18
Wellington - October 19 - 21
      We will take the train from Auckland to Wellington
Ferry to Picton on the South Island - October 21
Driving south to the Stewart Island ferry - October 22 - 26
Stewart Island - October 27 - 28
     Here we expect to see more penguins and the iconic Kiwi bird
Wanaka - October 28 - 30
Christchurch - October 30 - November 2
      Their recent earthquake is something like what we on the West Coast are dreading

Fiji


Denaru - November 2 - 7

Hawaii


Honolulu - November 8 - 11
Maui - November 11 - 18

Vancouver, USA


Home - November 18 - ????

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