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About SUNGRL

This blog was originally set up to share our 9 month adventure around Europe and the USA with friends and family in 2014. On returning to NZ in January 2015 I decided to carry it on so I could continue to share any future travel adventures - it has become my electronic travel diary. I hope you enjoy and get inspired to visit some of the wonderful places we have visited.

Rimutaka Rail Trail, Day 4 – Martinborough to Greytown – Wellington, New Zealand

Day four and our last day of cycling. Given the fairly light schedule we had lined up we had a bit of a sleep in which was nice – it was Sunday after all : ) After breakfast and a … Continue reading →

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Rimutaka Rail Trail, Day 3 – Waiorongomai to Cape Palliser and onto Martinborough – Wellington, New Zealand

The SUNGRL really had returned to NZ with a vengeance – another spectacular day greeted us for our ride out to Cape Palliser. Today both Andy and Leona were going to ride with us so they went to Featherston to … Continue reading →

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Rimutaka Rail Trail, Day 2 – Wallaceville to Waiorongomai – Wellington, New Zealand

Another stunning day greeted us on Day 2. I must say I was pleasantly surprised – Wellington is not known for it’s weather. We turned left out of the Wallaceville House driveway and headed uphill. After about a kilometre we … Continue reading →

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Rimutaka Rail Trail, Day 1 – Wellington to Wallaceville – Wellington, New Zealand

We flew to Wellington from Napier on Wednesday afternoon after farewelling our English friends who were flying back to Auckland to depart the land of the long white cloud the next day. We had a great few days showing them … Continue reading →

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It’s a long way home…… but totally worth it!

On Friday the 2nd January we left what has become our home away from home in Switzerland at 4 Lindenhalde, Buochs. Karin & Elvis drove us to Zurich where we caught our SWISS flight to Paris. It was very sad … Continue reading →

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The perfect start to 2015 – Switzerland

After a late night or should I say early morning there was minimal movement in the house until about 10am.  Beth and Shaun had stayed over as they live an hour and a half away in the Jura.  We had … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Celebrations – Switzerland

On the 31st Elvis went skiing with his friend Christophe and Karin & I went to Altdorf to get some more supplies for New Years Eve.  It had stopped snowing but remained cold.  Karin and I decided to build a snow bar … Continue reading →

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2014 Blog Stats in Review – Happy New Year SUNGRL Followers

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 6,000 times in 2014. If it were a NYC subway … Continue reading →

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Snow Fun – Switzerland

On returning from our Glacier Express experience Steve had planned on cooking lamb on the BBQ. He hadn’t factored in that it would snow while we were away so off he went into the cold to cook our dinner : … Continue reading →

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The Glacier Express, St Moritz to Andermatt – Switzerland

After exploring St. Moritz on Boxing Day we stayed in Zouz so we could get up early and catch the Glacier Express – it departed St. Moritz at 9.02am on Saturday the 27th December. There was a high level of … Continue reading →

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