New ZealandStirling Falls44°36’24” S 167°50’58” E
16. marts, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
A definite bucket-list area. The entrance to Milford Sound is so small, the famous Captain Cook missed the fjord completely and mapped it as a bay.
New Zealand44°40’5” S 167°55’35” E
16. marts, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Just a few pics of the vessel we were on cruising through Milford Sound.
And b/c we couldn't collectively pare down our pics from the cruise to the 20-pic Penguin-limit, jw's cruise pics are addedLæs mere
New ZealandTe Anau45°24’39” S 167°42’22” E
17. marts, New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 68 °F
Weather report indicates rain all day, so we canceled plans for a bike ride. In town, we found the local theatre had a 30-minute presentation on the local fiord called "Ata Whenau Shadowland" which weLæs mere
New ZealandWilmot Pass45°30’20” S 167°11’25” E
18. marts, New Zealand ⋅ 🌫 41 °F
Another bucket-list area ....
We boarded a boat in Manapouri, went across the lake (~50 min) to reach Fiordland National Park. We then boarded a bus for the ~1hr trek to the Sound, and then boardedLæs mere
New ZealandTe Anau Aerodrome45°27’16” S 167°41’16” E 18. marts, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F
Driving back from Manapouri we found a nice little walkway along the river.
New ZealandCoal Creek45°32’27” S 167°57’10” E
19. marts, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F
The beauty of the country continues to amaze, especially the drives between destinations.
New ZealandQueenstown-Lakes District45°6’36” S 168°32’54” E
New ZealandQueenstown-Lakes District45°1’1” S 168°43’4” E
20. marts, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 46 °F
First morning view from our current 'home'
New ZealandQueenstown45°1’34” S 168°38’47” E 20. marts, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
7 miles return
Elevation gain: 3,372ft
Duration: ~5.5hrs
Weather: perfect
Experience: priceless.
Those are J9's notes. Mark's thoughts:
We had perfect weather and a big challenge. Normally, we likeLæs mere
New ZealandFerry Hill44°59’47” S 168°45’29” E 21. marts, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
Our rafting trip was canceled due to low water levels on the Shotover River, so Plan B: bike ride. One thing about Queenstown: there is no shortage of things to do here.
So we got a map from the bikeLæs mere
RejsendeWe had a guided tour on electric assisted bikes along the Shotover. Much fun and beautiful. Did you have a guide, or did you just follow J9
RejsendeNo we didn't have a guide, but needed one. I think we made 6 wrong turns, but made it back before the bike shop closed :) on the positive side our wrong turns allowed us to ride around in golf course communities and rural areas.
Milford Sound Pics were spectacular!!!! [Judy]
RejsendeWe cruised through there, beautiful.
Breathtaking [Michelle]