Te Anau, New Zealand
April 27, 2006 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌙 13 °CWe stayed at Te Anau and took the scenic drive up to Milford Sound on rt 94
We stayed at Te Anau and took the scenic drive up to Milford Sound on rt 94
For Tiffs birthday we decided to dump the van !! and visit Kepler Mountains using this Hughes 500 .. which also stopped on the top !!!
Went from Te Anau back to Queenstown up to Wanaka then stopped at Haast
this was the best of Haast !! tough to find a shower or toilet so moving on fast .....
Haast was short lived .. so up past aRead more
Not much in Wesport really ... just a couple of pics on the way, the rock formation at Punakaiki, Carters Beach near Westport ... just before our soup and sandwich dinner (as usual ... )
and this was our refuge for the night ... only quiet place around
next we ventured up rte 6 again to a lovely beach village called Marahau near Motueka.
Visited the Abel Tasman National Park. (3hr 20min walk !)
What a lovely place Nelson is ... nice small city with a great feel about it. Had a great day ... Thai food and watched Mission Impossible 3 ! worth the watch ... best value camp site to date.
Hanmer Springs ... hot spring baths in a natural setting ... small village feel but springs were not so natural ! more like the standard swimming pools. Has its own ski area as well !
The lovely Kaikoura .. very camper friendly environment, great for whale and dolphin watching ... has a local winery with a huge underground cellar (for sale ..$3m if your interested !). TsunamiRead more