After our adventures in Victoria we loaded up the truck – Prius – and headed upcountry to Ucluelet on the west coast of Vancouver Island. A three night stay at A Snug Harbor…there web site is www.awesomeview.com. Here’s the reason..…
High Tea at the Garden
We picked up the rental car and headed out for a 30 minute drive to Butchart Gardens for a day of roaming 55 acres of flower heaven. The former limestone quarry was transformed at the direction of Mrs. Butchart and…
A Whale and 15 Orcas
The title sounds a bit like the start of a bad joke, “ a whale and 15 Orcas swim up to a bar…” but it is a precise accounting (hat tip to Princess Stephanie’s profession) of what we viewed on…
Victoria – Vancouver Island 2018
We are breaking in a new “Excellent Adventurer” on this trip. Stephanie Swaim, hereafter known as Princess Stephanie, has joined the merry band for our three days in Victoria B.C. As we can be an acquired taste it is better…
Final NZ Road Trip Map 3358 Miles
Near 100 Degrees, Sunshine, Blue Skys….Icebergs
Tasman Glacier just in front of Mt. Cook in record setting heat for the NZ summer. That’s where we drove back to from the ShearVue farm. That’s after Bonnie got up at the crack of dawn to hike with our…
Glaciers From Another Angle
On our way to our final accommodations for Tour d’NZ, our farm stay in Fairley, we happened to pass through the Central Otago Valley and then around Mt. Cook. Two things the Kiwis in this area are quite proud of…
Queenstown – Lakes District
Even though Queenstown is the “thrill” capital of NZ, still no bungee jumping! A big holiday destination of about 25,000 permanent residents. We are booked into the Hidden Resort hosted by Claudia, with a view of Lake Wakatipu. Queenstown is…
Fjordland NZ….A Bus a Boat a Bus a Boat Then Reverse
Te Anau is the largest town around one of the most popular tourist areas in all of NZ. The 14 Fjords on the southwest coast of the Tasman Sea are named Sounds, which they readily admit are misnomers but they…
Wanaka to Te Anau
We checked out of our B&B and drove to the base of Mt. Iron for a bit of a walk before spending a great portion of the day riding in the car with Alex. About an hour later we had…
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