Ron’s Travel Blog

Milford Sound, New Zealand

After a day at sea we are approaching Milford sound at 7 a.m. in the morning it is raining first impression is that Rihanna back and has appears of Norway with rapidly rising huge mountains and narrow waterways which would mean the same characteristic as the Fjords in...

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Tasman Sea- Australia to New Zealand

And the two day crossing from Hobart into New Zealand we had waves that rock the boat the first night second night was fine but depending on the weather this can be a fairly up two days or smooth as last due to the current at this end of Australia it can bury...

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Hobart…continued

Our day in Hobart started with our taking the hop on hop off bus to the Botanical Gardens even though it was a bit rainy we were able to leisurely scroll through the gardens and as a result definitely recommend this for a short visit buy books that like flowers. I got...

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Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Have dinner we talked about the highlight of Hobart as it would apply to a one day visit buy a cruise ship and probably divide the presentation into a couple of different parts. One part could be the history and the economy that is so evident and the porch with a...

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Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

We had a very interesting day in Hobart awaking in Port to see thousands of logs timber that are waiting to be unloaded onto shift bound for China Japan. We left the ship about 11 to go to the adjoining information building which was servicing both hardship and...

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Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia

Port Arthur is a most historical town just to the north of Hobart, the capital of Tasmania. As we approached the bay of Port Arthur it became very obvious that this area was incredibly heavy wooded....which started to verify that 90% of Tasmania is wooded..... The Bay...

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Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia

Port Arthur is a most historical town just to the north of Hobart, the capital of Tasmania. As we approached the bay of Port Arthur it became very obvious that this area was incredibly heavy wooded....which started to verify that 90% of Tasmania is wooded..... The Bay...

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Melbourne, Australia

As we leave Melbourne...I thought I would make some comments regarding our day there. We were briefed the night before on the various excursions offered....and then we were told a bit about arrival. Etc. All of us were a bit confused as to the Shuttle taking us to the...

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Burnie, Tasmania, Australia

Burnie was our first stop in Tasmania..and as we approached the island in the early morning we saw a very beautiful green colored area...and as we approached the port...we saw the evidence of a huge timber-lumber industry.....as we docked we were next to a huge wood...

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Sydney, Australia

We left Sydney on schedule while we were eating at the seated dinner....got to the top deck just as we passed under the Sydney Bridge...very interesting and beautiful as we passed by the bridge and then approached at passed the Opera House....some great photos.We...

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