Our Australian Tour (6)

In the last portion of our report, we had left Christchurch, New Zealand, and flown across the Southern Alps of New Zealand and across the Tasman Sea to Melbourne, Australia -- some 1800 miles to the northwest. After a 5-hour layover at the Melbourne airport, we traveled another 250-300 miles south over Bass Strait to Wynyard. This was our first stop on the island-province of Tasmania. In the last portion of our report, we had left Christchurch, New Zealand, and flown across the Southern Alps...