North Island NZ – Rotorua to Wellington 2026
25 April – A wonderful day’s drive today, from Pukekohe to Rotorua. We had planned to avoid Hamilton, to avoid driving over country that we would…
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NZ – Auckland and the Northlands 2026
20 April – Our flight to New Zealand was a good one. We hadn’t actually realised when we booked through Virgin that we were on an…
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SA to Melbourne 2026
Through SA to Geelong April 8 – We left Penong after a two day stay, the second day being almost total rain throughout. The locals are…
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Across the Nullabor 2026
3 April – We headed off out of Esperance on Good Friday. The rain eased as we headed north and we revelled in the ultra light…
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South Coast WA 2026
Follow us and our travels on FindPenguins: https://findpenguins.com/4a1cgnnopydch 11 March 2026 – We got away today, the start of what we hope is a five…
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Sri Lanka – Part 4 – East Coast and Kandy Rail Trip
Day 13 (June 18) – Polonnaruwa and Pasikuda Beach – Today we changed location, moving to the central east coast at Pasikuda Beach. Along the way,…
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Sri Lanka Part 3 – Central Area
Day 8 (June 13) Ella – Looking at the itinerary, we thought we were in for an easy day, after the rigours of the safari. We…
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Sri Lanka Part 2 – South Coast
Day 5 (June 10) – Galle – We stayed at the Finlanka Hotel in Hikkaduwa, about 20 km north of Galle. It is a pretty place…
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Sri Lanka June 2025 Part 1
Day 1 (6 June) – Perth-Singapore-Sri Lanka. It is back to the international travel for us, off to Sri Lanka this time. The whole thing went…
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Melbourne 2025 – 2 Weeks of Sport
Week 1, 6-12 January. Softball State Championships U14, Waverley Softball Centre, Melbourne, Victoria This was to be Kelsie’s third championships, following Canberra and Birisbane in previous…