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…
Map Updated for South Island Through January 24
Since ferrying over from Wellington to Picton
Rainforest to Glacier to Lakes
We took a break to sleep in at our rainforest hotel and did not get picked up until 10 am. We had to drive from Fran Josef, home of the Fran Josef Glacier to the town right next to the…
A Bit of Catching Up
Last we posted we were aboard the ferry on our journey across the Cook’s Strait from North Island to Picton on the South Island. First stop after driving off the ferry was lunch at a winery, but of course. Then…
Map of our North Island Travels
Our Journey so far…
From Mount Doom to Wellington
Thursday the 18th was a road trip day from the ski area surrounding Mt. Doom to our final destination on the North Island, the capital city of NZ, Wellington. We left bright and early after breakfast and arrived in time…
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