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Sat, 21 Jul 2012 | By OandSoph | Views [1055]
We left Lake Hawea and were heading to Franz Josef Glacier. On our way we stopped off at the Blue Pools which was a pretty cool river with glacier water going through. Needless to say it was very cold to touch and was a lovely blue colour. As we were ... Read more >
Tags: trekking
Sat, 21 Jul 2012 | By henrika_traveller | Views [6061] | Comments [1]
It has been awhile since my last entry. Using Internet is too expensive here in Tauranga. Plus I kept forgetting as I am not in the travelling mode at the moment.I had too many things on my mind when things just didn't seem to work out for me. ... Read more >
Thu, 19 Jul 2012 | By OandSoph | Views [776]
After our strenuous walk up Mt Isthmus we headed to the nearby lake of Hawea. Here was another beautiful forest campsite, with the lake in view from our camp spot. The next couple of days were spent relaxing, enjoying the sun, and most importantly ... Read more >
Tags: fishing
Tue, 17 Jul 2012 | By OandSoph | Views [1120]
Wanaka Lake It was along drive from Milford Sounds but after 350km we arrived at Wanaka Lake. A magnificent lake, again surrounded but monstrous mountains providing the perfect backdrop. We visited the information centre, identified good fishing areas ... Read more >
Tags: trekking
Mon, 16 Jul 2012 | By tatap | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 16 Jul 2012 | By OandSoph | Views [533]
We arrived in Te Anau and headed to the remote fiordland in the far south-west of the south island. This region is one of the wettest places in the world and home to some unique marine life also. Despite it's name, 'sound' is a misnomer given that ... Read more >
Tags: fiordland
Mon, 16 Jul 2012 | By hanna | Views [3913] | Comments [1]
I’m in bed drinking tea and eating crumpets with a wicked
flu. Outside the window at home in Wellington, the weather looks like I feel.
It’s wet, cold and cloudy.
Another world away, just last week I was in Malaysia on hot
humid, sunny streets ... Read more >
Thu, 12 Jul 2012 | By OandSoph | Views [643]
Day5 Having stayed in Glentanner park for 2 nights, it was time to move on. Crumpets and baked beans for breakfast, and off we went heading for Queenstown. We stopped off occasionally to take in the magnificent views, the drive through mountains was ... Read more >
Tags: fishing
Tue, 10 Jul 2012 | By OandSoph | Views [946]
Day 3 We woke up after a freezing night and had the car heater on for about 20 mins before we began to thaw out. The windows were frozen from the inside and we decided that we would stay in a campsite tonight so we could make use of the electric heater.... Read more >
Tags: camping
Mon, 9 Jul 2012 | By OandSoph | Views [919]
NZ Day1 We approached NZ at 39,000 feet (according to the pilot rather than any skill in measuring altitude) and the skies were crystal clear. Beneath us lay the monumentous southern alps of the south island and it was breathtaking. Nothing gets ... Read more >
Tags: camping
Fri, 6 Jul 2012 | By noneens | Views [522] | Comments [2]
New Zealand Blog
Adventures in Kiwi Land
Entry One
July 6, 2012
Congratulations to myself; it has
only taken me 31 days to make a blog entry! (Self pat on the ... Read more >
Tags: international flights, new zealand
Wed, 4 Jul 2012 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [936] | Comments [1]
Be nice to be talking about the sky, though to give credit where it's due we have had a few fine days in June finally, cold though and there's the blues. Thank goodness for the trees we and friends cut down last year and chopped up and stockpiled. ... Read more >
Sun, 1 Jul 2012 | By mattandnetty | Views [841]
Camper sold pretty quickly, lost a couple of 100 pounds, but it was still worth having. We had a great 6 weeks travelling the North Island. The weather has turned for the worse, a bit like the UK - Rain! As the camper has sold and the weather ... Read more >
Sun, 1 Jul 2012 | By josh_shona | Photo Gallery
Ski Trip on Mt Ruapehu
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Sat, 30 Jun 2012 | By josh_shona | Views [1088]
The following story has been the result of too much happening too quickly to justify using just a lame status update. Instead, I've really got to explain all of what happened on the 30th June 2012 with a touch of detail. As most are aware, I love ... Read more >
Tags: ruapehu, skiing
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