Managed to make our way to he airport so that we could meet up with Barb Butcher. She spotted me right away because of the blue sick scarf tied around my Aussie hat - thanks again for the scarf Gwen - it sure came in handy. I wouldn't have been able to pick Barb out of a crowd, because she has changed her hairstyle since the last saw a picture of her.
Barb had already drive about 4 hours that morning to meet us, so we decided that we would overnight along the way to her father-in-law's house at Deniliquin. We stopped for lunch at a small bakery in Heathcote and continued on to Echuca - we had first heard of Echuca the day before when we were watching the movie on the bus. We checked into a nice small hotel and then wandered the streets of Echuca, browsing all the little shops, and picking up some sweets in a lolly shop.
Barb took us to supper at a club in Moama - which is apparently across the state border, just a few kilometers from Echuca - Moama also is where the True Blue folk art convention is held. There seems to be a number of these clubs in Australia - you just have to sign in - Gwen and Bob took us to one in Sydney, and we went to an RSL club in Cairns. They have good food at reasonable prices.
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.
Saturday, October 20, 2007
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