Australia and New Zealand

Sunday, February 11, 2024 Today we are in Rotoroa, Tauranga. It is another beautiful, windy day. Rotoroa seems to be a larger city than...

Saturday, February 10, 2024 (Australian time) Today was a beautiful day here in Napier, New Zealand. Beautiful blue sky with a few puffy...

Friday February 9, 2024 (New Zealand time) Kia ora (hello in Maori)! Imagine yourself in the area of land that will one day be called New...

Thursday February 8, 2024 This morning we woke up in Lyttelton, New Zealand, which is the closest port city to Christchurch. ...

February 7, 2024 After two days relaxing at sea it was hard to get up and get going this morning. And the time change didn't help! However, it all worked out and we had a great day! It started with breakfast at the World Cafe, then we were off on our first of two excursions for the day. Excursion #1 - Dunedin City Tour History - Dunedin was originally settled by the Maori in the 1300s, and they are still culturally attuned to their Maori roots. Then the Scottish arrived i

February 5th and 6th, 2024 (New Zealand time) Sea Days are days when the ship is traveling to a new location. So, in this blog we will take you on a tour of the ship. The Orion is an Ocean Liner in the small ship category that holds up to 930 passengers, and 465 crew members. It was built in 2018. Overview: The ship provides a variety of activities, including guest lecturers, performers, and organized games. Viking Daily; the Star Theater where movies are shown, nightly sho

February 4, 2024 Hobart, Tasmania Let's start with the Tasmanian Devil! Actually, we didn't see a real one, but we learned a lot about...

February 2, 2004 (on Australian time) After a relaxing day at sea we arrived in Melbourne. Melbourne is the second most populous city in...

January 31, 2024 Woohoo! We made it to Australia, and are onboard the Viking Orion in the Sydney Harbor! The Sydney Harbor is not only beautiful, but it is also the world's largest natural harbor in the world. With more than 150 miles of shoreline, numerous bays and islands, parks and recreation areas it is a centerpiece of the city. We saw the iconic Sydney Opera House and bridges, large commercial ports that support the local economy, sailing boats, houses, restaurants,

January 28/29, 2024 Where Are We? Do you recognize the scenes above? Sooo... we weren't planning on writing a blog about our travel day....