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Today was to be a very exciting day for us as it was one of our big adventures, Whale watching in Kiakoura. It is about an hour and 20 minutes from where we are staying so an early start as we need to be there by 10.15am for check-in. And we are off.. As usual,…
The sun is shining, it’s warm and we are up early and ready for for another long journey to Blenheim, via Nelson. Before we set off, it’s time for breakfast, well at least a cup of tea, by the Pacific Ocean. Still can’t get over how fabulous this place is. The kind of view you can…
Greetings! it’s been a few days since I posted. This is because we have had a few heck-days involving some long and challenging journeys and a LOT of this kind of sign… I would also like the thank my cousin Kev for checking in on me this morning. He was a bit worried I hadn’t…
Today we head for what we thought would be a gentle trek through the rain forest to see the Fox Glacier. On the way, the sky was much clearer than when we arrived and we were able to see the Franz Josef mountain range. This was a half day trek starting at 1pm so it…
Today was a long day(!) but a really good day. We were on the move early into Queenstown to take full advantage of our rearrange Gondola and Luge rides and wow did we have some fun! We also beat the crowds, but it was Sunday morning. So having made it to the top, it was…
Having spend yesterday doing very little, we were back on the adventure trail today with a trip on the TSS Earnslaw, a 107 year old steamship across Lake Wakatipu, from Queenstown to Walter Peak high country farm. On arrival, the weather decided to be as unpredictable as yesterday… Fortunately it soon cleared and we were…
After 10 days straight of being on the move and from one planned activity to another, today has turned in to a ‘chill day’. We had booked to ride the Queenstown Gondola and have the thrill of riding down on the luge. However, this was put on hold when the weather turned, well, a bit…
Today we left Te Anau with a short detour on the way to look at another Lord of the Rings film location at Rainbow Reach. The other reason for visiting Rainbow Reach is they have Kiwi’s, but they are very illusive so we were going to be very lucky to see one! On the way,…
No, It’s Milford Sound, which, according to our coach driver Rodrigo (from Argentina), and the captain of the ‘Maid of Milford’ (Bill, from Australia), it is actually a fjord not a sound but was incorrectly named at some point in the past. Do you know the difference?? Anyway, it was an early start to get…
We depart Dunedin and we’re on another long drive across country to Te Anau with the big trip being (spoiler alert) Milford Sound tomorrow. As we are a planning group, we have looked at the Cafe’s on the way and decided our stop will be Gore. Lynn gives us some fascinating facts on the way,…
Batham Life 