downundertraveller: June 2007

OUR ITINERARY **NEW, REVISED AND UP TO DATE**

If we're going to be in your city and you want to get together for a cup of coffee, leave a message at our hotel, or send me an email ahead of time at shakos@sympatico.ca - we'll try to rendezvous with you. That would be great fun!
Sat. Oct. 20 - Arrive in Christchurch, New Zealand and stay at the Copthorne Central Hotel, phone 03 379 5880.
Mon. Oct. 22 - TranzAlpine Train ride to Franz Josef, staying at the Franz Josef Glacier Hotel, phone 03 752 0729.
Tues. Oct. 23 - Queenstown, staying at the Novotel Gardens, phone 03 442 7750.
Thurs. Oct. 25 - Te Anau, staying at the Village Inn, phone 03-249 7911.
Fri. Oct. 26 - Dunedin, staying at the Dunedin City Hotel, phone 03 470 1470. Hope to meet Chris Davies for coffee while we're there.
Sat. Oct. 27 - Mount Cook National Park, staying at The Hermitage Hotel, phone 03 435 1809.
Sun. Oct. 28 - Back at the Copthorne Central Hotel in Christchurch, phone 03 379 5580 till Oct. 30th. We'll then take the ferry to the North Island and stay with Beulah from Oct. 30th, till November 5th.
Mon. Nov. 5 - Pick up a car for a self-drive tour to Auckland. (Biting my nails as you guys drive on the wrong side of the road - giggle). Stay at the Lakeland Resort, Taupo, phone 07 378 3893 on the 5th, and at the Heritage Rotorua on the 6th and 7th, phone 07 348 1189.
Thurs. Nov. 8 - Arrive in Auckland and stay with Lizzie and her husband John. I've promised to teach an ink and oil rouging design for Lizzie while I'm there.
Mon. Nov. 12 - It's all over but the curtain calls. Fly from Auckland back to Los Angeles, where we will stay a week with my aunt. A good chance to shake off some of the jet lag.
Sun. Nov. 18 - Back in Canada. All good things have to come to an end. The memories, however, will last a lifetime.

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Out with the Old - In with the New

As well as planning our trip to Australia and New Zealand, we've decided to sell our old house trailer where we spend our vacations. She's an oldie but goodie, and is in great shape (if you don't count the outdated decor). But she's 25 years old, and we decided to upgrade to a newer one. Hopefully her new owners will love her as we have.

We saw a trailer posted on the park bulletin board and decided to take a look. Okay, I was hooked! Finally wore George down and we put in an offer which has been accepted. The new one is ours as of July 11th. It's 44 feet long by 12 feet wide and has a 44 ft. by 10 ft. deck along the front. 24 feet of the deck is roofed, and this area will become our sunroom (Florida room) next spring. That's where I will do my painting and crafting, lots of light and fresh air, but no pesky mosquitoes! She's a beauty and only 7 years old. The lot is a lot larger than our present one as well, and the landscaping is very pretty.