Alexandra Bridge

Hello to all, This travel blog is to document my first overseas adventure to Australia and New Zealand. Please read this when ever you like and more importantly, share it with whomever you like. Herb Rowland

... it seems it too looking at the lack of growth and lusture in the pastures, got some pictures at the historic Ophir bridge and carried on.  Got to Alexandra about 4pm and collected a few things at New World in town,  these towns down here seem to ...

... and relaxing on the banks of the river. We were able to get quite close to the crocs, within a couple of metres although both Alexandra and Connor startled a couple of them on the beach causing the crocs to head off into the water.  I'm not sure ...

... ; Another day (Jim still cast and kept company by Tony) I somehow got caught up in a pastel art lesson (part of the Alexandra Thyme Festival) which Maggie was instructing.  I would have to say that I am definitely no budding Piccaso and felt a bit ...

... .  Hard to believe we have been in Alexandra about 7 weeks - how time just goes!  We are currently at the Alexandra camping ground and leaving for Dunedin tomorrow.  It has been a wonderful time here and Central Otago can only be described ...

... , has a number of sub regions and small towns, in addition to the previously explored resort hub of Q'Town. These include Alexandra (where I am presently staying, which lies at the confluence of two rivers, including the beautiful Clutha, which is damed ...

... 's former classmates, climbed the Sydney Harbour Bridge , and rang in the new year floating just a hundred meters from the bridge - thankfully, in a fully-stocked boat. Not only are we meeting Steve's classmates, we're meeting their neighbours as ...

... often we'd hear a biker or two go over and it'd be this thump thump THUMP THUMP thump as they went over the wooden slats of the bridge. We were the trolls under the bridge. It was always fun (and pretty easy) to find a place to camp. We never stayed in ...

... . The old Bendigo Hotel had been demolished in 2001 to make way for a floodbank to be constructed to protect Alexandra from flooding. The old bridge pillars still stood in the river alongside the new metal bridge over the Clutha River that was opened in ...

... " bus to Queenstown ($18 return per). Sure worth it for the hassle. You walk around Queenstown anyway. To Cromwell/Alexandra - From Queenstown take Route 6 to Arrowtown via Lake Hayes or Arthur's Point both very scenic drives. (19kms) Two ...

The drive to Alexandra Bridge from Augusta was a short 26kms. Alexandra Bridge is a very popular spot beside the Blackwood River for campers who enjoy fishing, canoeing and boating or maybe a bike ride. Or for people like me, who just want to stop over ...

... contractor's equipment is rusted out and hasn't been working for quite a while. The town is best viewed at 100 km/hr.   Alexandra Bridge - A historic site a short hike (about ¾ mi.) from the road south of Boston Bar.  It was a really nice ...

... it, the longest single-span chairlift in the world...guess what it had just shut! Anyway we walked across the Alexandra Swing Bridge instead, enjoyed the view then decided to head on towards the coast. Launceston is Tasmania's 2nd largest city and is a ...

... and free sites in the country. My choices were to stay where I was and go to Hamelin Bay Holiday Park or go to Alexandra Bridge camping area or Booranup camping in the National Park. I decided to go with Alexandra Bridge as they had showers. Myself and ...

... Sale sign on it. Still we love Pemberton and it was good to be back in town. After all of the driving we eventually arrived at Alexandra Bridge. There was no room to camp - it was too tight, too many low trees and too many people. Next plan was to ...