Made it to New Zealand!
2024年4月16日, アラブ首長国連邦 ⋅ 🌧 73 °F
40+ hours of travel. Thank God for Emerites business class.
Queenstown, NZ
2024年4月18日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
Our home for the next four days, then we head north to Mount Cook and then the west coast.
Queenstown, Shotover River Rafting
2024年4月19日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
Rafted 16k of this river with multiple class 4/5 rapids. Narrow slot canyon with some crazy drops. The finale was rafting 170m through an old mining tunnel and then dropping down the 5m Cascade Rapidもっと詳しく
Milford Sound Flight and Boat Tour
2024年4月20日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F
The plane allowed us to see the mountains from above and areas that have no access by roads or trails. It was breathtaking and a smooth ride too!
Two nights at Mount Cook
2024年4月22日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ 43 °F
Made the iconic hike up the hooker valley over three suspension bridges. Kiwis really know how to build trails and all their national parks are free to everyone all the time.
Wanaka, New Zealand
2024年4月23日〜25日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
We arrived Wanaka last night and this morning drove up the Matukituki Valley, the eastern gateway to Mount Aspiring National Park. The Aspinall family is the 4th generation to farm Mt. Aspiringもっと詳しく
Franze Josef to Punakaiki, NZ
2024年4月26日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☁️ 37 °F
We spent last night at a funky Rainforest Retreat and got up early to walk up to the Franz Josef glacier. Then drove to Punakaiki and enjoyed a night at the beach to explore Paparoa National Park'sもっと詳しく
Arthur's Pass
2024年4月27日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☁️ 37 °F
To get to Christchurch we drove one of the most scenic roads in New Zealand, through the heart of the Southern Alps. It's also one of the best places to see the endangered Kea up close and personal.
Akaroa
2024年4月27日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
Checked into the hotel in Christchurch and made the drive out to the little town of Akaroa for sunset and a little dinner.
Christchurch
2024年4月28日〜29日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ 50 °F
Our hotel happened to be next door to the International Antarctic Center. So for our last day in New Zealand we had a nice brunch and visited the center. With admission you get a ride in a Hagglund,もっと詳しく
Home
2024年5月2日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 43 °F
Yes, we are home, back to reality, and the cats are happy. We arrived April 29th and have been keeping a low profile. I expected a sense of loss or a big letdown after returning (and there is some ofもっと詳しく
旅行者Welcome back Terry and Ann! THANK YOU for sharing this amazing around the world adventure! I know your travels have sparked my own desire to see more of the world. It has been a pleasure to wake up in the morning to read and see your latest adventures.
旅行者
40 hours??
旅行者From the time we left the game reserve until we landed in NZ it was a little over 40. Only about 24 in the air. We actually had a couple of relatively good night's sleep on the planes.
旅行者I forgot about the layover in Sydney, make it 46 hours total.