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| Day | Date | Description/Activity | Location | Notes |
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| Friday | 30 April | Jaffrey to Manchester thanks to Bill Driscoll. | ||
| " | Fly Manchester-Sacramento via Dulles | United #7176 Dep 2:22pm. Arr 4:05pm Dulles. United #291 Dep 4:45pm Arr 7:33pm Sacramento. Reservation No: UA/ZVRL8M | ||
| Saturday | 1 May | In Sacramento-Day 1 | At Topher & Emily's. | |
| Sunday | 2 May | In Sacramento-Day 2 | At Topher & Emily's. | |
| Monday | 3 May | Train. Sacramento to Oakland | At Karen and Steve's. | Train 535 Capitol Corridor. Dep 9:20am. Arr 11:18am $21.25. Reservation No: 079908. http://www.amtrak.com |
| Tuesday | 4 May | In Oakland-Day 1 | At Karen and Steve's. | |
| Wednesday | 5 May | Train. Oakland to Santa Barbara | At John & Lucy's | Train 11 Coast Starlight. Dep 8:50am. Arr 6:17pm $40.80. Reservation No: 079908. http://www.amtrak.com |
| Thursday | 6 May | In Santa Barbara-Day 1 | At John & Lucy's | |
| Friday | 7 May | In Santa Barbara-Day 2 | At John & Lucy's | Luci Edwards arrives in Auckland. |
| Saturday | 8 May | Fly LAX to Auckland | Shuttle to Santa Monica. Possibly spend afternoon with Michael Rosove. Meet up with Jo Heathcote, dinner, to the airport, |
Qantas #26 Dep 11:45pm. Arr 7:30am 10 May. |
| Sunday | 9 May | In transit. Dateline. | ||
| Monday | 10 May | Arrive Auckland, 7:30am | Tetra Waldorf Apts, 85 Wakefield Street, Auckland. Confirmed. http://www.waldorf-tetra.co.nz/ |
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| Tuesday | 11 May | In Auckland-Day 1 | Tetra Waldorf Apts, 85 Wakefield Street, Auckland. http://www.waldorf-tetra.co.nz/ |
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| Wednesday | 12 May | Auckland to Wellington Driving Distance: 638km/396miles. |
Monvie Apartments, 11-21 Holland Street, Wellington. Confirmed. http://www.monviecentral.co.nz/ |
Train Fri-Sun only as it's off-peak. Dep Auckland 7:25am. Arr Wellington 7:25pm. NZ$129. Bus Dep 7:30am. Arr 6:50pm. Daily. Service 7001. NZ$46. Possibly rental car but this really needs 2 days. |
| Thursday | 13 May | In Wellington-Day 1 | Monvie Apartments, 11-21 Holland Street, Wellington http://www.monviecentral.co.nz/ |
Turnbull Library. Contact: Dr Ruth Lightbourne. |
| Friday | 14 May | In Wellington-Day 2 | Monvie Apartments, 11-21 Holland Street, Wellington http://www.monviecentral.co.nz/ |
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| Saturday | 15 May | Wellington to Picton, South Island, then to Christchurch. Driving Distance (Picton-CC): 337km/209miles. |
Chateau Blanc Suites, Cranmer Square, Christchurch. | Ferry Dep Wellington 8:25am. Arr Picton 11:35am or Dep 2:05pm. Arr 5:15pm. Sr fare NZ$53. With a car: NZ$190. http://www.interislander.co.nz) Larsens return from Tucson. |
| Sunday | 16 May | In Christchurch-Day 1 | Chateau Blanc Suites, Christchurch. | For Antarctic sights to see, go to: http://www.antarctic-circle.org/llagNEW.htm |
| Monday | 17 May | In Christchurch-Day 2 | Chateau Blanc Suites, Christchurch. | Canterbury Museum, Monday or Tuesday |
| Tuesday | 18 May | In Christchurch-Day 3 | Chateau Blanc Suites, Christchurch. | Canterbury Museum, Monday or Tuesday. To Akaroa (Bus or rental car. Distance=82km/51 miles) and/or Lyttelton (bus). |
| Wednesday | 19 May | Christchurch to Dunedin Driving Distance: 361km/224miles. |
Chateau Blanc Suites, Christchurch. Hotel in Dunedin, yet to be booked. | InterCity Bus Christchurch-Dunedin Service 8137 Dep 2pm. Arr 8:06pm. Earlier bus leaving at 8am, arriving 1:45pm. No train service anymore. |
| Thursday | 20 May | In Dunedin-Day 1 | Chateau Blanc Suites, Christchurch. Hotel in Dunedin, yet to be booked. | Luci heads for Australia. |
| Friday | 21 May | Dunedin to Christchurch. Driving Distance: 361km/224miles. |
Chateau Blanc Suites, Christchurch. | InterCity Bus Dunedin-Christchurch Service 8110. Dep 7:45am. Arr 1:45pm. |
| Saturday | 22 May | Fly Christchurch to Brisbane. | At the Packer's |
Christchurch to Brisbane: ANZ #205 Dep 3:40pm. Arr 5:30pm. |
| Sunday | 23 May | In Brisbane-Day 1 | At the Packer's | |
| Monday | 24 May | In Brisbane-Day 2 | At the Packer's | |
| Tuesday | 25 May | To Noosa | At Munna Beach Apartments | |
| Wednesday | 26 May | In Noosa-Day 1 | At Munna Beach Apartments | |
| Thursday | 26 May | In Noosa-Day 2 | At Munna Beach Apartments | |
| Friday | 28 May | In Noosa-Day 3 | At Munna Beach Apartments | |
| Saturday | 29 May | In Noosa-Day 4 | At Munna Beach Apartments | |
| Sunday | 30 May | In Noosa-Day 5 | At Munna Beach Apartments | |
| Monday | 31 May | Noosa to Armidale Driving Distances: Brisbane to Armidale 465km/289miles. Rental car. Use from Brisbane to Sydney. |
Accommodation yet to be arranged. |
Hertz quotes A$59.95/day for Toyota Yaris, pick up in Brisbane 10am 31 May, drop off 2 June in Sydney. But could go Brisbane-Armidale-Canberra-Sydney. Rental for 7 days 31 May-6 June Hertz AUD254.54. On 18 March up to AUD297.29. http://vroomvroomvroom.com.au |
| Tuesday | 1 June | In Armidale. One full day to work in archives. |
Accommodation yet to be arranged. | |
| Wednesday | 2 June | Armidale to Sydney Driving Distances: Armidale to Sydney 506km/314miles. |
Perhaps at Barb or Ray's. | |
| Thursday | 3 June | In Sydney-Day 1 | Perhaps at Barb or Ray's. | Perhaps keep car for two days and do things in outlying suburbs. |
| Friday | 4 June | In Sydney-Day 2 | Perhaps at Barb or Ray's. | |
| Saturday | 5 June | Sydney to Canberra Driving Distance: 311km/193miles. |
University House? | |
| Sunday | 6 June | In Canberra-Day 1 | University House? | |
| Monday | 7 June | In Canberra-Day 2 | University House? | |
| Tuesday | 8 June | In Canberra-Day 3 | University House? | |
| Wednesday | 9 June | Canberra to Sydney Driving Distance: 311km/193miles. |
Perhaps at Barb or Ray's. | Return car |
| Thursday | 10 June | Sydney-Day 1 | Perhaps at Barb or Ray's. | |
| Friday | 11 June | Sydney-Day 2 | Perhaps at Barb or Ray's. Charles Swithinbank arrives Adelaide. | |
| Saturday | 12 June | Sydney to Adelaide | Charles Swithinbank departs Adelaide. | The Indian Pacific. Great Southern Railway. Dep 14:55 (2:55pm) Sat, Arr 3:05pm Sun. A$142 for seat (Backpacker rate). Booking reference #: 3358620. http://www.gsr.com.au |
| Sunday | 13 June | On train. Arrive Adelaide 6:40pm | Mercure Grosvenor Hotel, 125 North Terrace.
3 nights. Total: A$325. Reservation #: E33-0TLN http://www.mercuregrosvenorhotel.com.au |
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| Monday | 14 June | Adelaide-Day 1 | Mercure Grosvenor Hotel | |
| Tuesday | 15 June | Adelaide-Day 2 | Mercure Grosvenor Hotel | Tentative appointment, Mark Pharaoh, SAM, 10am. Possibly rent a car to go to outlying areas including Wilkins' birthplace. |
| Wednesday | 16 June | Adelaide to Melbourne | At Janie's? | The Overland. Great Southern Railway. Dep 7:40 Arr 18:40 (6:40pm) A$49 for seat (Backpacker rate). Booking reference #: 3358651. http://www.gsr.com.au |
| Thursday | 17 June | Melbourne-Day 1 | At Janie's? | |
| Friday | 18 June | Melbourne-Day 2 | At Janie's? | |
| Saturday | 19 June | Melbourne to Hobart | At the Bain's | Spirit of Tasmania. Dep 7:30pm. Arr Devonport 6am Sunday. Ocean Recliner. $69. Devonport to Hobart. Daily bus. Tassielink Coaches. Dep 8am. Arr 12 noon. http://www.tassielink.com.au/ |
| Sunday | 20 June | In Hobart-Day 1 | At the Bain's | |
| Monday | 21 June | In Hobart-Day 2 | At the Bain's | Antarctic Visions: Cultural Perspectives on the Southern Continent conference. University of Tasmania. Ring Ian Morrison. |
| Tuesday | 22 June | In Hobart-Day 3 | At the Bain's | Antarctic Visions: Cultural Perspectives on the Southern Continent conference. University of Tasmania |
| Wednesday | 23 June | In Hobart-Day 4 | At the Bain's | Antarctic Visions: Cultural Perspectives on the Southern Continent conference. University of Tasmania |
| Thursday | 24 June | In Hobart-Day 5 | At the Bain's | 24th or 25th: Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office. Contact: Ian Morrison |
| Friday | 25 June | In Hobart-Day 6 | At the Bain's | 24th or 25th: Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office. Contact: Ian Morrison |
| Saturday | 26 June | Fly Hobart to Melbourne | Hotel at airport yet to be booked. Check-in via internet from Bains with Virgin 24 hrs or less before flight. |
Qantas #1012. Dep 4:50pm. Arr 6:05pm |
| Sunday | 27 June | Fly Melbourne to LAX | Qantas #934. Dep 10:15am. Arr 7:30am. |
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| " | Fly LAX to Boston | Virgin America #364. Dep 11:35am. Arr 8:00pm. |
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| " | Somehow get from Boston to Jaffrey. Possibly next day. Larsens might transport. If overnight, perhaps at Pokornys or Sgarzis. |