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March Trip!!!
My husband and I are planning a trip to Australia and NZ in Mar/Apr:
Start in Sydney-drive the coast to Kangaroo Isld and fly to Cairns. Then drive the North and South Islands of NZ. About 5wks. Do we need to make hotel reservations ahead of time? Is there reasonable priced chain of motels to look for? All we need is a private clean,room & bath, coffee pot and TV. How about Mom & Pop type motels? How cold will it be on the south NZ in early April? How long are daylight hours? |
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On 28 Nov 2004 14:40:43 -0800, (katnipper) wrote:
|My husband and I are planning a trip to Australia and NZ in Mar/Apr: |Start in Sydney-drive the coast to Kangaroo Isld and fly to Cairns. |Then drive the North and South Islands of NZ. About 5wks. |Do we need to make hotel reservations ahead of time? It depends on whether it's Easter at the time, and whether it's also School Holidays in the states you pass through; also whether it's Moomba or the GrandPrix in Melbourne when you get there. With that proviso, generally no. |Is there |reasonable priced chain of motels to look for? All we need is a |private clean,room & bath, coffee pot and TV. How about Mom & Pop type motels? Contact the NRMA http://www.mynrma.com.au/travel_2.asp when you arrive in Sydney and obtain their Accommodation Guide (for hotels and motels) and Tourist Park Guide (for Caravan Parks with cabins and transpotables). Bring your Automobile Association membership, you may get a discount and also be able to join here for roadside assistance if you have any problems. There are many chains; two in the cheaper range a http://www.budgetmotel.com.au/ http://www.goldenchain.com.au/ For the major cities, wotif or needitnow can be useful: www.wotif.com.au http://www.needitnow.com.au/needitnow/needitnow.asp |How cold will it be on the south NZ in early April? How long are |daylight hours? Can't answer that one:-) Cheers, Alan -- |
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|How cold will it be on the south NZ in early April? How long are
|daylight hours? March 23rd is the equinox, so at every location on earth on that day the day and night are 12 hours each. Given that you will be there a week later, there will be a tiny bit less than 12 hours of daylight. I haven't been there at that time of year, but given its lattitude and time of year, I would expect that it easily get to 90F at sea level during the day and below freezing at altitude at night, with everything in between. After Australia, warm clothes will be your problem - and how warm they need to be will depend upon how much time you will be spending outdoors, and at what altitude. |
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|How cold will it be on the south NZ in early April? How long are
|daylight hours? March 23rd is the equinox, so at every location on earth on that day the day and night are 12 hours each. Given that you will be there a week later, there will be a tiny bit less than 12 hours of daylight. I haven't been there at that time of year, but given its lattitude and time of year, I would expect that it easily get to 90F at sea level during the day and below freezing at altitude at night, with everything in between. After Australia, warm clothes will be your problem - and how warm they need to be will depend upon how much time you will be spending outdoors, and at what altitude. |
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On 28 Nov 2004 14:40:43 -0800, (katnipper) wrote:
My husband and I are planning a trip to Australia and NZ in Mar/Apr: Start in Sydney-drive the coast to Kangaroo Isld and fly to Cairns. Then drive the North and South Islands of NZ. About 5wks. Do we need to make hotel reservations ahead of time? Is there reasonable priced chain of motels to look for? All we need is a private clean,room & bath, coffee pot and TV. How about Mom & Pop type motels? How cold will it be on the south NZ in early April? How long are daylight hours? www.purenz.com www.aaguide.co.nz Cath |
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in article , Alan at
wrote on 29/11/04 2:51 PM: On 28 Nov 2004 14:40:43 -0800, (katnipper) wrote: |My husband and I are planning a trip to Australia and NZ in Mar/Apr: |Start in Sydney-drive the coast to Kangaroo Isld and fly to Cairns. |Then drive the North and South Islands of NZ. About 5wks. |Do we need to make hotel reservations ahead of time? It depends on whether it's Easter at the time, and whether it's also School Holidays in the states you pass through; also whether it's Moomba or the GrandPrix in Melbourne when you get there. With that proviso, generally no. In NZ it will also depend on whether you meet a Super 12 Rugby match - early season matches in smaller centres can fill every available motel as can big conferences. Look for the big Flag, Best Western & Budget chains as well any displaying the NZ Qualmark logo (a silver fern leaf on a black background with 3-5 stars). Vicki |
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