A trip to New Zealand and Australia

[RobertB]

In 9 days I depart for New Zealand and Australia. I’m going to meet Trevor Dickinson of A-EON (maker of the AmigaOne X1000) in Wellington, and
after a few days there, I head for Sydney and look around (taking day tours from Viator.com) and meet any Commodore and Amiga users there. Then it’s off to Adelaide for the September 16 Adelaide Amiga and Retro-Computing Event. I fly down to Melbourne for the September 18 Australian Amiga User Group meeting. I return to Sydney on September 20. Then on September 22, I leave Australia on the return flight back to San Francisco.

Here is my itinerary –

September 1 – Leave San Francisco for Wellington, New Zealand.

September 3 – Arrive in Wellington, NZ. Accommodations provided by Trevor.

September 8 – Depart Wellington and arrive in Sydney. Accommodations at Hotel 59, 59 Bayswater Road, Rushcutters Bay, NSW

September 13 – Depart Sydney and arrive in Adelaide. Accommodations at Jasper Motor Inn, 17 Jasper Street, Hyde Park, SA

September 17 – Depart Adelaide and arrive in Melbourne. Accommodations at Monash Hotel, 2077 Dandenong Road, Clayton, VIC

September 20 – Depart Adelaide and arrive in Sydney. Accommodations at Hotel Ibis Budget St. Peters, 178 Princes Highway, St Peters NSW

I look forward to meeting all good Commodorians and Amigans in my journey. If you are in any of the areas to which I will be traveling, feel free to contact me at my hotels.

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm

[agami]

Welcome.

[eliyahu]

@RobertB

give the antipodean amigans our best!

-- eliyahu

[Kitch]

I imagine catching up with Trevor and checking out his impressive computer collection would be quite cool. I'm down in Christchurch, not on your travel itinerary but if you ever get down this way I'd be happy show you my Amiga collection.
I just purchased all this off a local collector and I'm looking forward to adding it to my existing smaller Amiga collection.

[tasmanian guy]

Pity you're not coming to Hobart, Tasmania.

[Sparky]

I imagine catching up with Trevor and checking out his impressive computer collection would be quite cool. I'm down in Christchurch, not on your travel itinerary but if you ever get down this way I'd be happy show you my Amiga collection.
I just purchased all this off a local collector and I'm looking forward to adding it to my existing smaller Amiga collection.

Ahhh .. so you are why I can never find a 1084s in NZ!   ;-)

[punkyclown]

Robert, Would love to hear about your meeting with Trevor when you return.  Please take
lots of pictures.
Regards, Brad Hansen

[RobertB]

I'm down in Christchurch, not on your travel itinerary but if you ever get down this way I'd be happy show you my Amiga collection.

If I had an extra day or so in NZ, I could have made that change in my flight schedule.  As it is, I only have a short layover in Auckland before going to Wellington.

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm

[RobertB]

Pity you're not coming to Hobart, Tasmania.

My intracontinental flights in Australia have not been set yet.  (Still looking through http://webjet.com.au)

So, who knows?!
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm

[RobertB]

Please take lots of pictures.

Yes, I will, Brad.

And video,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm

[RobertB]

On Tue, August 23, 2016 4:15 pm, I wrote:

> [Sept. 8], I head for Sydney and look around (taking day tours from Viator.com) and meet any Commodore and Amiga users there.

     I have been invited to the September 11 Sydney Amiga Users Group at 9 Oxford Street in Epping.

> Then it's off to Adelaide for the September 16 Adelaide Amiga and Retro-Computing Event.  I fly down to Melbourne for the September 18
> Australian Amiga User Group meeting.  I return to Sydney on September 20.

     Hurrah!  Another Commodore/Amiga meeting to attend!

          Writing from Wellington, New Zealand,
          Robert Bernardo
          Fresno Commodore User Group
          http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm

[RobertB]

September 8 – Depart Wellington and arrive in Sydney. Accommodations at Hotel 59, 59 Bayswater Road, Rushcutters Bay, NSW

I have now arrived at the hotel and am staying in room 8.

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm

[trekiej]

I hope all goes well.

[RobertB]

As Trevor Dickinson dropped me off at the Wellington Airport yesterday, he confirmed that he is coming to the Adelaide Amiga & Retro-Computing Event on Friday, September 16.

I hope all goes well.

Thanks!

Back from a day of looking around Sydney,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm

[RobertB]

I have now checked into room 4 of the Jasper Motor Inn in Hyde Park, just about 4 km. from the Adelaide Amiga & Retro-Computing Event venue at Eastwood Community Centre.

Writing from Adelaide,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm