13,942 Steps Buckle up buttercups, today will be a long one! Today is my birthday, and I truly believe I have someone or something looking out for me. Yesterday I finished off the blog with a sad note that today’s tour to Milford Sound was cancelled since the Milford Highway being closed due to an avalanche […]
Read More11,715 steps This morning started with a room cleanup and repack, then a quick breakfast in our usual spot on the beach with our bakery snacks to say goodbye to this spectacular view. Once the car was packed and keys were dropped off, we headed towards the gondola that we’ve had in view since we […]
Read More17,546 steps We had a lovely sleep in this morning, but when we were hungry enough, we got up and headed out to find some breakfast from Fergbaker. We picked up a pie, almond croissant and a coffee and headed back down to the beach front to enjoy the views while we ate, sharing the […]
Read More2,122 km travelled 12,989 steps Today was finally the day! Our bags were packed, our alarms were set for 3.15, we hopped on a flight at 6.20 and we made our way to our first New Zealand stop – Queenstown. We were told by so many people how incredible the views were going to be […]
Read MoreThis morning leaves us with a bitter sweet feeling as we’re packing all our stuff and heading home, but not before squeezing in one more cool thing to see! We’re heading to the National Museum of Australia to check out their Discovering Ancient Egypt exhibition for a rushed walk through experience, as we are making […]
Read MoreWe were not amoosed. This morning we are all pretty tired. We’ve already had such a full adventure, but we’re not done yet! We started with a caffeine refuel and made our way to meet Suzanne at her farm. A couple of years ago Drew adopted a Miniature White Galloway cow for my 30th. This […]
Read MoreThis morning we woke up after a troublesome nights sleep, to get up and check out of our Albury motel, and get on the road towards Canberra by 8.30. But first, caffeine. Over a cheeky Macca’s breakfast we discussed a well known tradition that is upheld in Albury, which we decided to take part in, […]
Read More385km travelled. We need a weekend away! After what feels like an eternity since our last getaway, and a long week ending in a chaotic Friday, we started out first leg of our trip at 5pm, heading to Amy and Anthony’s place to pick up our travel buddies and start our journey towards Canberra. The […]
Read MoreThis morning we had an unexpected morning drive on the way to the airstrip, one last opportunity to tick off our Big Five. Spoiler, we didn’t, and we didn’t actually see too much, but it was nice to get out one last time. We spent some time exploring newly re-opened roads after the rains we’ve […]
Read MoreWell, today is our last full day, our last push to see all that we want to see. Perhaps the mythical Shleopard? A pangolin? I count myself lucky, with or without checking off everything on our list. Saying that though, we had a pretty full day of sightings! In our morning drive we saw: We […]
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