Tasmania has a lovely small airport and after dropping the rental car back and checking in we relaxed in the lounge. The flight back to Sydney went without incident and once we had collected our bags we used a shared minibus service to drop us off at the YHA Sydney Central hostel. The hostel was…
Staying With Friends in Tasmania
None of us wanted to get up early. We had to leave the Gold Coast on an early flight with TigerAir to Sydney to catch our connecting flight with JetStar to Hobart, Tasmania. Before too long we were on our way to Sydney. While it worked out cheaper to book two single flights it meant…
Time With Family in the Gold Coast
There is a three-hour time difference between Auckland and the Gold Coast. Our JetStar flight landed at 4:30pm but our body clocks were telling us it was later in the evening. After clearing immigration, we called the car rental company who sent a shuttle bus to collect us. An hour’s drive later and we were…
Exploring the Coromandel Peninsular
A two-hour drive from Cambridge took us to the small town of Thames at the start of the Coromandel Peninsular. We arrived too early to check into our motel so we headed to the supermarket and shopping centre instead to stock up. Afterwards we headed to a small park and let the kids play while…
Visiting the Hobbiton Movie Set
From Waitomo we arrived in the familiar town of Cambridge just after lunchtime and pitched our tent at Cambridge Motor Park again, ready for the afternoon visit to the Hobbiton Movie Set. The kids remembered the small park on site and entertained themselves. Hobbiton Movie Set is only a half an hour drive from Cambridge….
Waitomo Glowworm Cave and Otorohanga Kiwis
Heading north from Oakura we made our way to Waitomo for a night’s stay in the Juno Hall Hostel. The main reason was that it was situated just a short drive away from the famous Waitomo Glowworm Cave. Having reserved a slot to visit the caves in the evening we had arrived we only had…