Upcoming holidays:

Upcoming Holidays:
April 2025 Trip to Brisbane to watch the Panthers vs Dolphins game, and of course to see the family.
17 May 2025 - Weekend trip to Sydney to see "And Then There were None" at the Theatre Royal.
2 August 2025 - Staycation in Canberra for Sandy to see James May "Explorers - The Age of Discovery".
16 August 2025 - Another weekend in Sydney - this time to see Star Wars: A New Hope, at the Opera House, with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra performing the music live.
27 September 2025 - Slightly early celebration for Paul's 70th birthday - 7 day Barrier Reef cruise on the Carnival (ex-P&O) Encounter.
23 January 2026 - Sandy is going to Adelaide to take the Great Southern train to Brisbane.
16 February 2026 - New Zealand cruise on the Carnival Splendor.
August - September 2026 - 12 day "British Isles with France and Belfast" cruise on the Majestic Princess then a stay in the UK afterwards.


Thursday, 14 February 2019

New Zealand Cruise - Majestic Princess - Day 9 Thursday 14 February - Dunedin

Today we had a shore excursion booked through Princess - a train trip to the Taieri Gorge.  This tour is available from Dunedin Railway Station, but for cruise ship tours they bring the train down to the port so you basically just walk off the ship and onto the train. Also as part of the cruise ship price they include beverages - basically unlimited beer, wine and soft drink - and also morning tea and lunch and an afternoon snack.  Each carriage on the train has a volunteer who serves the food and drinks and also answers questions, and there's also a person running a properly informative commentary from a central spot on the train.
The scenery is spectacular; photos really don't do it justice.  And, it was comfortable - plenty of room around the seats, lots of places from which to take photos and importantly - toilets on the train!  Basically, we had a really good day.
Some photos:




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