Goodbye Austrailia hello New Zealand
28 февраля, Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Up first thing this morning, left hotel with boxed brekkie in hand at 630am. Checked in, cruised through security and departure check-in; time for coffee and shopping duty free!
Set up comfortably inЧитать далее
Auckland
1 марта, Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Kiwis are generally proud of their home. Aucklanders have a reputation around the north and south isles of being so. Others refer to them as JAFAs meaning just another (friendly) Aucklander. There areЧитать далее
Auckland Museum
1 марта, Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
As museums go, this one is alright. Good insight to the indigenous history as well as the European history. The big dinosaur bird thing is a Moa. Extinct now but was here when the Polynesians firstЧитать далее
Waitomo Caves
2 марта, Новая Зеландия ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
There are a series of caves to visit here. Our tour got tickets for the Glow Worm cave. Of course no photos were allowed in the cave as it might disturb the glow worms. The picture you see is of aЧитать далее
Te puia Thermal Reserve
2 марта, Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
This place is smokin’ hot. Not the air but the ground. Neither Dianne or I have ever seen a geyser before so this is a nice addition to our travels. The rocks around us are literally hot to touch.Читать далее
Te Puia Cultural dance and art school
2 марта, Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Te Puia is the home to the Māori Arts and Crafts Institute. The tour guides, artisans and performers are from the indigenous community and I understand that the family as our guide Mr. T, referred toЧитать далее
Rotorua to Wellington
3 марта, Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
A few pictures from the road trip.
Wellington City Tour
4 марта, Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Wellington is the capitol of New Zealand and the parliament buildings were the first stop on todays tour. Next was the Lady Norwood Rose Garden where we took the opportunity to walk for a short timeЧитать далее
Mt Victoria Summit
4 марта, Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Nice 360 degree view of Wellington from up here. The runway is 6800 feet.
Wellington Museum
4 марта, Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
We had an excellent guide at the Wellington Museum. He married a Canadian girl from Vancouver island and his mother in law told him to be extra friendly with Canucks. He was. The museum seemed to beЧитать далее
Ferry Wellington to Blenheim
4 марта, Новая Зеландия ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
The ferry to Picton is between 3 1/2 to 4 hours. We got off about 4 1/2 hours after embarking, and I was glad to see that ferry behind me. It was a smooth enough ride, it became tedious. When it wasЧитать далее
Blenheim
5 марта, Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
A bit of a sleep in today; makes us happy! Went for a morning walk to pick up lunch and travel goodies. Left on the bus for a short ride to a winery!
Wine tasting before 11am! We went to a winery inЧитать далее
Путешественник
You look very comfortable with your MORNING glass of wine!! LOL
Sights on the way to Christchurch
5 марта, Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Driving along the ocean we stopped to take pictures of some seals. A few other sights as well.
Train to Arthurs pass
6 марта, Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Christchurch is still recovering from the earthquake of 2010. Our hotel is across the street from the Cathedral and there is a ways to go on the restoration. The city though seems to have shaken itЧитать далее
Hokitika
6 марта, Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Spent about 90 minutes here walking around and having a coffee. Named for the Hokitika river, and where it meets the ocean.
Franz Josef
6 марта, Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Franz Josef is a glacier. Today it was shrouded in cloud, so no pictures of the glacier. We walked around the area for about 20 minutes. The town we stayed in is Franz Josef and it small andЧитать далее
Jet boating!
7 марта, Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
The Haast River is fed by glaciers, and that is the reason for the aqua colour of the water. The pilot of our jet boat, Amber, is knowledgeable about the area, as well as flora and fauna. She lives inЧитать далее
Queenstown Hike
8 марта, Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
We had a day off from bus riding so Dianne and I took the opportunity to hike around Queenstown. Walked around 20 Kms. around the lake and through the park. Queenstown is the starting point for fiordЧитать далее
Queenstown sites
8 марта, Новая Зеландия ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
I heard that the best burger in town is the furburger . I misheard the reference, it is actually the Fergburger. Even the ducks have heard about the legendary burger.
Bus, Boat, Bus, Boat, ….repeat!
9 марта, Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
What a day we had today. It was quite the adventure. Early start (as usual), road the bus for about 3 hour to Manapouri. From here we hopped on a jet boat (a larger one) to cross Lake Manipouri. ThatЧитать далее
Doubtful Sound
9 марта, Новая Зеландия ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
More pictures from Doubtful Sound. It was truly a magical day!
Te Anau
9 марта, Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
“Glowing land” on the banks of Lake Te Anua . Te Anua is a quaint lakeside town where we arrived in time for dinner, sleep and on the road by 830am.
On the road again…
10 марта, Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Today, another big trip. We are on our way to Dunedin. Our lunch stop was in a little town of Owaka. I think it is a quirky place from what I’ve seen, but the people are certainly friendly.
Nugget Point
10 марта, Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
We made a stop at the lighthouse on Nugget Point. A bit of a walk and some pictures.
Dunedin
10 марта, Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
About 125 thousand people live in Dunedin. It is considered to be a sister city to Edinburgh Scotland, and I can see why. The area reminds you of Scotland. It seems pretty quiet though. The trainЧитать далее