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 - ????