NZ Cruise Day 9 - Christchurch

Somewhere in the middle of the south island, on the east side is Christchurch. What a beautiful little city! We enjoyed riding a gondola up the mountain for a beautiful view of the city and the coast. We then walked around Christchurch, took the trolley and went punting on the Avon river. It was a really enjoyable day.

NZ Cruise Day 8 - Dunedin

It was rainy the day we visited Dunedin, a city on the southeast side of New Zealand. There were some beautiful buildings (you know the kids love looking at those!)
The trip to the Cadbury factory rates high on their list of favorites from the trip.
It is not often you see an Asian Santa - the Bigs got quite a kick out of him!

NZ Cruise Day 4- Burnie Tasmania

We enjoyed a laid back day in Tasmania. It is hard to complain about a few hours spent at a park: chasing gulls, wrestling and making human pyramids - right next to the Tasman Sea!

NZ Cruise Day 3 - Melbourne, Australia

Arriving at port in Melbourne - same terminal the Spirit of Tasmania Ferry docks.
The Victoria Market -
The Melbourne Museum


Goodbye Melbourne!

New Zealand Cruise: December 5-19 2008

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It will take me a while to blog our over 1,000 Our New Zealand Cruise photos but you know me . . . I will do my best! Here are a few of our first day:

Jonah and Matt left early to bring all our luggage to the ship. After I picked up Elijah & Isabella from school we dragged the rest of our luggage and the stroller with Tia and took the train to the city. This was our first view of "The Volendam" as we arrived at the Harbour - it was so exciting!


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First stop the dining room!

Passing by the Harbour Bridge . . . Stunning!

The party is in full swing as we cruise past the Incredibly beautiful Opera House!

check back soon for more photos of our New Zealand Holiday!

I changed some of the settings on this blog to enable larger photos however I want to know how it looks on your screen? Please let me know if you like the change or if it is more difficult for you to view. I'm also curious as to whether you like the slightly smaller but "clickable" photos or the larger size. thanks for your input :)