Destination: New Zealand

Photos: Motueka

Sat, 27 Feb 2016 | By cindya | Photo Gallery

Photos: Franz Josef

Fri, 26 Feb 2016 | By cindya | Photo Gallery

Franz Josef Glacier

Fri, 26 Feb 2016 | By cindya | Views [356]

Guess what?  The clouds lifted and it was a rather clear day here in Franz Josef so we headed for the glacier!!  The first trail said great view of glaciers at Peter's Pool.  Well, 60 years ago the glacier was all the way down to the pond.... Read more >

Photos: Aspiring National Park

Thu, 25 Feb 2016 | By cindya | Photo Gallery

Mt. Aspiring National Park

Thu, 25 Feb 2016 | By cindya | Views [276]

The internet is a great gift.  However, in the mountains last night it was touch and go.  I wrote this story 4 times before being able to upload it!  So, today we started out across the Southern Alps!  The first picture is of a rainbow ... Read more >

another long drive

Wed, 24 Feb 2016 | By cindya | Views [337]

Today was a longer day than expected!  A traffic accident added an hour detour to the drive.  A jaunt into Queenstown turned out to be another hour as it was packed with people.  Reminded us of driving into Taos last summre - lots of tourists ... Read more >

Fiordland- Ata Whenua (Shadowland)

Tue, 23 Feb 2016 | By cindya | Views [325]

Doubtful Sound is a spectacular introduction to the Fiordland National Park.  This park is larger than Yellowstone and Yosemite National Parks combined and way more remote and inaccessible.  My pictures don't really show the scope and the size ... Read more >

Photos: Ata Whenua (Shadowland) - Fiordland Nat'l Park

Tue, 23 Feb 2016 | By cindya | Photo Gallery

Travel day

Mon, 22 Feb 2016 | By cindya | Views [313]

Today we traveled from the Otago Peninsula by Dunedin to Te Anua.  We decided not to take the southern route along the coast and opted for the shorter drive through the south central part of the island.  It turned out to be very pretty with ... Read more >

Kia Ora (hello!)

Sun, 21 Feb 2016 | By cindya | Views [282] | Comments [1]

Our drive from the Banks Peninsula to Otago Peninsula outside of Dunedin was long but pretty!  My toes are not curled as tightly and I am using the blinker more frequently than the winds-hield wipers to signal turning and it is getting easier to ... Read more >

Photos: Taieri River Gorge

Sun, 21 Feb 2016 | By cindya | Photo Gallery

Photos: South Island

Sat, 20 Feb 2016 | By cindya | Photo Gallery

Land of the Long White Cloud

Sat, 20 Feb 2016 | By cindya | Views [295]

Hello and welcom to my blog about our trip to New Zealand!  Bill and I set off from Redmond on Feb. 16th to LA and ended up seated next to the daughter of the pharmacist that use to own the Newport Pharmacy.  Talk about small world.  She ... Read more >

Still here :)

Sun, 14 Feb 2016 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [613]

This last year has been a hard one for one of my daughters. Sadly her marriage has ended and living in Australia where you are penalised for being a Kiwi she has had a hard row to hoe to stay living there. Luckily prior to their breakup C had started ... Read more >

Saying Goodbye is always sad !

Thu, 4 Feb 2016 | By travelerdiaryinusa | Views [319]

Cet article va porter sur les rencontres car le voyage ce n'est pas juste visiter un pays, un ville, un lieu c'est aussi des rencontres. Le voyage que nous faisons ne peut se faire qu'avec des rencontres, des partages, des souvenirs. Dans le ... Read more >

Tags: #rencontres #voyage