17,18. Two to Go.....

In the climbing world there is a feat called the 7 summits. To complete this you climb the highest point on each continent. I think I could do 3 of the 7, maybe 4 if I put real effort into it.

As I am not really that kind of climber but much more of a traveler, I am just hoping to visit all 7 continents. They are:
North America
South America
Africa
Asia
Europe
Australia
Antarctica

I've been to at least 16 countries outside of the US and I have been to 4 of the 7 continents; I still need to visit Antarctica, Australia and South America.

With my schedule freeing up, Tenacious' need of a good present, my love of MotoGp and a whole assortment of other reasons it is starting to look like a visit to Australia (Hi Ravi!!) and New Zealand will happen the last two weeks of October.

The rough itinerary after a few seconds thoughts is this:
Australia-
Philip Island MotoGP race.
Canberra to visit Ravi.
Sydney.
Shark diving.
New Zealand-
Bungee jumping.
Lord of the Rings tourism.
Mountain biking.
Nature viewing.

Most of the countries I've been to you can see a large percentage of them in two weeks time if you are an active traveler. But something as large as Australia it is just not conceivable with the travel time there from the US, the size of OZ and the race weekend taking up 4 days of time. But it still can be done.

Philip Island course from the air:

There are some things I don't have but there are some things I do have, and lots of them. Books. Sports equipment. Hoody sweatshirts. Travel experiences. So we will see if I am able to add to the list........

North America-USA, Mexico, Canada, Costa Rica, Belize
South America-
Australia-planned
Antarctica-
Africa- Morocco
Asia- Taiwan, Malaysia, Vietnam
Europe- Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Israel, Italy, Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Great Britain, France

......this is all I can think off right off the top of my head. I'm sure I'm missing one or two......

Any hints dear readers for a quick trip to OZ and NZ?