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Melbourne & New Zealand

Nov 4th- 25th

(21 days - transit/lag)

Assumptions: More family are available on weekends, so weekday nights we’ll do individual dinner/visits. Two Sunday afternoon/dinner, one each-local restaurant, plus Usual Suspects before depart

MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN
2 3 4 DEP 5 Lost

6

ARRIVE
Dinner @home

 

7
(26°?)

Quiet

Jessica/Skye
Crave? 

8
(26°?)

Family
(12:30 PM - 5:00 PM) (from Sofias)

9
(26°?)

Highfield Resort

 

10
(22°?)

Bree @Ferntree Thai

 

11
(22°?)

Highfield Resort
Blooms: Choco Buddha

12
(23°?)

CH (6:30-7:30)
Tea House (7:45)

 

13
(23°?)

Highfield Resort

 

 

 

14
(23°?)

Necia (4:00 PM - 7:00PM)

 

 

15
(23°?)

Family

(12:30 - 5:00PM)

 

16
(23°?)

Apt /Quiet

BBQ?

17

(23°?)

MEL>NZ

 

18

Auck

 

19

Auck

 

 

20

Bay of Isles?

 

21

Rotorua?

 

 

22

Hobbiton?

 

 

23

 ?

24

? 

24

Last Call! 

25

DEPART

 26 27 29
30 31 1 2 3 4 5


Green = Melb   Blue = NZ   Red = USA
Bold = Family Block   Grey = Transit

 

Melbourne (11d) Nov 6th - 17th

Family (week nights ad hoc, Sundays@Highfield) - 8th/15th

Vic Market (& dinner with K's & B's?) - Thu 13nd

Stuff. Hand up.

Yarra Valley wineries

Healesville sanctuary

Warburton shops

Doggie stuff? 

New Zealand (9d) Nov 17th-25th

Auckland

Bay of Isles

Rotorua

Wellington
 

 

The last 2 days will be for packing and 'last stuff'.

Arriving home the morning of the 25th, so you can recover & settle in for at least 3 days before starting back at work from Mon, Nov 30th.

 

Flights

SMF->MEL: Wed, Nov 4 2026, 6:30pm/Fri Nov 6, 10:00am
MEL->AKL: Wed, Nov 17, 2026, 1:00pm
AKL->SMF: Fri, Nov 25, 2026, 1:15pm

Plans • QANTAS • United • TripAdvisor  •  Coco 75

 

 

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