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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.

Pukalani Country Club, Maui – Hawaii, USA

Posted on September 17, 2017 by SUNGRL

For our first round of golf on Maui we headed to the Pukalani Country Club which was located on the hillside of “Up-Country” Maui.  The course is situated at an elevation of 1,100 feet on the slopes of Mt. Haleakala, … Continue reading →

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Exploring Maui – Hawaii, USA

Posted on September 17, 2017 by SUNGRL

Lahaina After a leisurely start to our first full day on Maui we took a drive to Lahaina which was about 45 minutes north of where we were staying.  Lahaina was the capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii from 1820 … Continue reading →

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Maui – Local Delights – Hawaii, USA

Posted on September 15, 2017 by SUNGRL

Winter lived on in NZ and the tropical climate of Hawaii was calling.  We flew to Hawaii on the 12th August and met Paul, Ashleigh and Taj in Honolulu before continuing onto the island of Maui.  I had been looking … Continue reading →

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Revisiting HoiAn – Vietnam

Posted on September 3, 2017 by SUNGRL

Steve was adamant that he didn’t want to spend his birthday in June at home in the depths of winter.  I am always wanting to go to new places but all the places in Asia that we looked at didn’t … Continue reading →

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Fiji with the Fab Four – Fiji

Posted on August 12, 2017 by SUNGRL

In June the Fab Four headed to Fiji – our only other overseas jaunt had been pre kids (them not me, apart from Steve of course). On that trip we only just made our flight to Noumea due to some … Continue reading →

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Port Douglas – Queensland, Australia

Posted on August 12, 2017 by SUNGRL

In late May we headed to Port Douglas in Northern Queensland to catch up with some friends who have moved up there and to have a family holiday with Laura, Paul, Ashleigh and wee Taj : ) Our friends Kim … Continue reading →

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Hobbiton – Matamata, NZ

Posted on July 4, 2017 by SUNGRL

Back in May we were fortunate enough to be given free tickets to visit Hobbiton.  Hobbiton is located just outside Matamata in the Waikato region of New Zealand and has been nicknamed Hobbiton.  It was originally used to film parts … Continue reading →

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The finest walk in the world – Milford Track Day 5

Posted on March 12, 2017 by SUNGRL

There was no walking involved on day five of our trip, just a boat cruise on the Milford Sound.  The glorious weather we had for the last day of the walk continued.  Everywhere you looked there were picture postcard opportunities … Continue reading →

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The finest walk in the world – Milford Track Day 4

Posted on March 12, 2017 by SUNGRL

The sun was shining right from the get go on day four so we knew we were in for a stunner.  We began descending a rocky hill known as Gentle Annie before passing an old slip where the track flattens … Continue reading →

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The finest walk in the world – Milford Track Day 3

Posted on March 12, 2017 by SUNGRL

Day three was the day we were most anxious about – at the previous evening’s briefing we were told that we would climb 700 metres over 6 miles and descend 900 metres over 3.5 miles.  There are 11 switchbacks going … Continue reading →

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