Glacier Valley EcoTours guided tour #2

Not enough room for all the good pictures
Dinner tonight - Snakebite

Yummy dinner, but it was a brewery that didn't have draft beer....... Audrey had chicken pad thai and I had cashew chicken. No pictures tonight
Franz Josef to Haast

2 weeks ago this road was closed because of a major rock slip. Very close to hast. We saw where the road was closed and still being worked on. It's closed from 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. everyday,Meer informatie
Lunch - The Hard Antler, Haast NZ

Stop for lunch. Got our order put in and the place filled up after we arrived. It was a good lunch. Nice stop Audrey drove to this point and I drove the rest of the way to Wanaka
Haast to Wanaka - so many waterfalls

Roaring Billy Falls, Thunder Creek Falls and Fantail Falls. We saw a couple of other Falls as we were driving up the Haast pass towards Wanaka
Lake Wanaka and Lake Hāwea

Lake Wānaka is New Zealand's fourth-largest lake and the seat of the town of Wānaka in the Otago region. The lake is 278 meters above sea level, covers 192 km2 (74 sq mi), and is more than 300 mMeer informatie
Wanaka - Airbnb

Another lovely Airbnb pick by Audrey. Perfectly situated near downtown has a clothes washer and an outdoor bathtub 😦
Paloma Taqueria - Dinner

We found at most restaurants the menus have only limited options but we've always found something good to eat
Today in Wanaka. WINDY

Laid-Back day scheduled today. We had a nice walk, almost 4 miles. Saw "The Wanaka Tree". Got my first nap of the trip, Audrey even took a nap 😴
Speight's Ale House

We're the first to walk in when they open today. Had a nice lunch and a beer
The Big Fig - a must stop in Wanaka

With all the time spent planning this trip, a meal at the big fig was definitely going to happen. Dinner was good, what we ate is not something normal by any means. But it's something we willMeer informatie
Wanaka Airbnb

Was the best Airbnb ever, everything needed was here. Simple things can make a difference
Wanaka to Arrowtown

Arrowtown is a cute place, but it's a tourist trap.... Quick stop and off to Glenorchy.
To Glenorchy

Like most every trip thus far, the roads were curvy hilly and narrow and beautiful scenery along the way. Stopped at Mrs Woolly's General Store for lunch
Shotover Jet Queenstown

Super fun ride..... Custom made Jetboat powered by two 5.7 liter, 350 Mercruiser V8's boasting 700 horsepower combined.
Propulsion, steering and control is through two Hamilton 212 Jet Units thrustingMeer informatie
Winnies -Pizza tonight

Good pizza and salad tonight. Two glasses of wine and 2 rum& cokes was $75US$ / $126NZ$. Glad we went out early, busy Friday night in Queenstown. Met a Kiwi that had an Ironman hat and talked to himMeer informatie
Holiday inn Express Queenstown

Second hotel stay.
Skyline Queenstown

Skyline gondola to the top. There's a viewing area up there, a restaurant and a lot of construction
Queenstown Luge

Jump in the driver’s seat in this global thrill for all ages. Nestle into a Luge cart and wind your way through 1,600 meters of banked corners, tunnels and dippers. Once you’ve conquered theMeer informatie
Luge - Austrian engineering

Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group is an international manufacturer of ropeways and people movers for ski areas, urban transport, amusement parks, and material handling systems. As of 2023, the group hadMeer informatie
Queenstown Paragliding

While we didn't do this it was pretty cool to see
White & Wong's Queenstown

Got the lunch special, all yummy. Better than another meat pie 😋
Te Anau Airbnb

We're here for three spectacular nights. Can't wait for the next two days of visiting the fjords
Radha's Indian Restaurant-take away toni

Taking it easy tonight. Got Indian takeaway food. cocktails at home with dinner. Easy, cheap and scrumptious.
Milford Sound Tour #1

Just on the way to Milford Sound
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Cool, I really need to get one of these phones. Good pic by the way
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We just got walking sticks for our birthdays for our trip in the spring to Costa Rica.
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Nice picture!