Tuesday 31st March 2026 Mount Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand. Situated in the central Southern Alps, it has three peaks, the highest being 3,724 metres or 12,218ft above sea level. As we arrived yesterday at the southern end of Lake Pukaki, we could see Mount Cook in the distance beyond the northern …
Burkes Pass, Lake Tekapo and Lake Pukaki, South Island, New Zealand
Monday 30th March 2026 Leaving the site at Fairlie after doing a little shopping, we continued our journey south(ish). We stopped at Burkes Pass, where we visited The Oldest Union Church in New Zealand and enjoyed a coffee at a unique retailer where many old, mostly rusting, agricultural machinery and vehicles were on display in …
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Rakaia, Rakaia Gorge, Geraldine and Fairlie, South Island, New Zealand
Friday 27th to Sunday 29th March Over this last couple of days we have moved inland and then a little further south, stopping very briefly at Rakaia, where I took a couple of images, then overnight at Ashburton, which is a medium-sized town, (where I took no photographs). On Saturday, we went for a walk …
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Christchurch and Lakeside Domain, South Island, New Zealand
Mon 23rd - Thu 26th March 2026 The view from the aircraft was spectacular as we crossed the South Island on our approach to Christchurch. Christchurch: The city of Christchurch is very pleasant. There is an open and modern feel to it, which results from much of the original city centre being demolished as a …
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Singapore
19th to 22nd March 2026 For this trip, we have had to leave Fufu behind. Singapore was a brief stopover on the way to our next adventure in New Zealand. NOT Fufu! The trip has been in the planning for some time and all arrangements had been made, then Donald Duck, with his attack on …
Erddig Hall and Garden, Wrexham, Wales
Friday 6th March 2026 After a bit of inactivity over the winter, we have finally ventured forth in Fufu again, meeting up with our friends, Jeeves and Michelle for the weekend, at a site near Wrexham. Today, we visited Erddig Hall, a National Trust property to the south of the town. Erddig Hall, showing the …

