Bay of Islands

The Great Ocean Road is only a 243km stretch of pavement but it took much longer than a few hours to drive. The winding road between Torquay and Allansford was built between 1919 and 1932 as a memorial to fallen soldiers during World War I. Today it is a Read more…

By Sunshine and Ian, 7 years7 years ago

New Zealand

Paihia, Bay of Islands

The drive north to the Bay of Islands was scenic. We booked our rental car from a pick-up site just out of the city — which was good because we did not have to drive through downtown. Ian quickly adjusted to driving on the left and Sunshine navigated. We stopped Read more…

By Sunshine and Ian, 7 years7 years ago

Australia

The Great Ocean Road

New Zealand

Paihia, Bay of Islands