Our itinerary

We have a few days in Auckland after we arrive. Hoping to meet up with my friend Tracy, who is an amazing weaver and also a librarian. We’ve both taken Māori weaving workshops with Veranoa Hetet.

After Auckland, we head to Fiordland and plan to take the Doubtful Sound cruise that we missed 4 years ago. In Feb 2020, Fiordland had a massive storm, the first Red Weather alert of their new weather warning system, 1 meter of rain over 2 days. Roads washed away, landslides blocked roads, the rivers downstream flooded and took out roads all over the southern region. We were near Queenstown and the old Bert & I phrase “you can’t there from here” was quite apt. Hoping for less severe weather this time.

Check the photos on this post for a rough idea of the route we’re taking.Read more