Our rough plan is as follows :
9 December: Flight from Munich to Wellington via Hong Kong and Auckland LH730; NZ38; NZ419
11 December : Arrive in Wellington
Week at Helen's
15 December : First Day of 2nd Test match NZ vs Sri Lanka ??
18 December : Pick up Maui camper and cross Cook Straits to Picton (South Island)
19 December : Whale watching in Kaikoura
Christmas : The southern end of the island (Dunedin) surrounded by penguins?
Travel back up the island to spend time in the Abel Tasman National Park until :
15 January 2007 ! : Return with the Interislander ferry to Wellington
Week with Helen again
22 to 28 January : Travel up to Auckland with station wagon via Palmerston North, Lake Taupo and the glow worm caves
28 January : Pick up Maui camper van and spend a week in Northland (hopefully Helen will join us)
4 - 28 February : Travel back down from Auckland round the eastern part of the North Island
1 - 3 March : Time with Uncle Roger and Wendy in Masterton - Golden Shears competition?
3 - 9 March : Week with Helen again in Wellington
9 March : Flight back to Munich via Auckland, Hong Kong (day visit) NZ476; NZ39; LH731
11 March : Arrive back in Munich !!!