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Sun, 28 Nov 2010 | By anijensen | Views [698] | Comments [2]
Christchurch to Auckland Arrived Christchurch after a nice drive through the valley. Our B&B is on top of ‘Cashmere” which is one of the hills surrounding the city. Linda greeted us, very nice, I think Vinnie was “keen” on her – another one of his ... Read more >
Fri, 26 Nov 2010 | By anijensen | Views [1540]
We left Wanaka and drove north over the Haast Pass toward Fox Glacier and Fanz Josef Glacier. On the way, we stopped at a couple of scenic spots in the Mt. Aspiring National Park. We spent the night at a small hotel near Fox Glacier, concerned about ... Read more >
Fri, 26 Nov 2010 | By 2pter | Views [467] | Comments [2]
Hello all, and welcome to my online travel journal (and for my sake, please don't call it a blog!). I'll be traveling to New Zealand from November 26 to December 12. Apparently free wi-fi access is somewhat scarce in Middle Earth, so I may not be ... Read more >
Thu, 25 Nov 2010 | By locomocean | Views [769]
Sydney: Our first night in Sydney was a colourful one, spending time with Tony and enjoying the cityscapes from his 9 th floor flat. Next day, we borrowed Tony’s car and made a sightseeing circuit around northern Sydney – I loved showing Karen ... Read more >
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Wed, 24 Nov 2010 | By anijensen | Views [659] | Comments [3]
These two days were very relaxing, starting with a drive from Te Anau north to the high plateua town of Wanaka, on the shore of Lake Wanaka. On the way, we stopped at Arrowtown, and saw the preserved remains of a 19th Century Chinese town occupied by ... Read more >
Tue, 23 Nov 2010 | By anijensen | Views [928] | Comments [2]
Had a great weekend in Milford Sound and Doubtful Sound. Spent the day Saturday on a kayak. The water was clear, the mountains lifted straight up out of the water and the greenery hung over us giving a surreal atmosphere. It had rained for several ... Read more >
Fri, 19 Nov 2010 | By anijensen | Views [652]
The next morning, we jumped into a different van and headed back up to Glenorchy to ride horses all day. The weather was much clearer and dry, and the scenery was positively spectacular. Our first ride was for about three hours, around the wide alluvial ... Read more >
Fri, 19 Nov 2010 | By justinecutler | Views [624]
Well, it's only been five months since I promised I'd start a blog. We're off to Sierra Leone and by now life in New Zealand has become status quo - but let me give a brief catch-up. Leaving San Francisco : The three days before we left ... Read more >
Thu, 18 Nov 2010 | By anijensen | Views [685] | Comments [1]
First, we enjoyed a leisurely day of driving from the Mount Cook area to Queenstown. We had coffee a couple of times on the way, bought a possum and sheep wool hat, and some fresh salmon at a farm. The scenery just got prettier and prettier as we approached ... Read more >
Thu, 18 Nov 2010 | By affyharris1 | Views [499]
Hi all
Sorry its been so long since my last installment, I have been having such a great time,
I arrived in NZ glowing from the fiji sun, not too pink (thank God for factor 50!) and was met by James and Amy Ridapth, amazing people and friends ... Read more >
Thu, 18 Nov 2010 | By locomocean | Views [777]
Diner to Taupo: It was 30th October 2010. We had finally left the Diner, a day later than planned, with the car packed to the roof; we halted at the exit and filmed this momentous occasion – at the very point in time we had envisaged for so ... Read more >
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Tue, 16 Nov 2010 | By anijensen | Views [831] | Comments [3]
On the way to Mount Cook, we began to see spectacular views of the New Zealand alpine areas, which were used as the scenery for Middle Earth in the Lord of the Rings trilogy movies. We drove several miles up a dirt road into a gorgeous river valley ... Read more >
Sun, 14 Nov 2010 | By anijensen | Views [651] | Comments [2]
We left Kaiteriteri in the Abel Tasman National park (on the northwest coast of the South Island) and headed east back to the Pacific coast. On the way, we drove through a couple of river valleys that must have thousands of acres of huge vineyards—much ... Read more >
Fri, 12 Nov 2010 | By anijensen | Views [612] | Comments [1]
Well…the car retrieval in Picton did not go as smoothly as we would have liked. It seems that the Wellington rental car folks never bothered shipping the car. We arrived at the wharf in Picton around 4:30 pm after having walked about 12 miles ... Read more >
Tue, 9 Nov 2010 | By anijensen | Views [846] | Comments [6]
On Sunday morning, we flew in a small 10-seater from Wellington on the North Island, to Picton on the South Island. From Picton, we took a water taxi to our walking start point, at Ship's Cove near the mouth of Queen Charlotte's Sound. Captain Cook ... Read more >
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