Milford Sound
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Bags out at 7 for an eight o'clock departure for Milford Sound. Our cruise was booked for 11.00am, so we had a 2 1/2 hour drive with three photo stops.
The drive includes a 1.2 km tunnel through theLäs mer
Bags out at 7 for an eight o'clock departure for Milford Sound. Our cruise was booked for 11.00am, so we had a 2 1/2 hour drive with three photo stops.
The drive includes a 1.2 km tunnel through theLäs mer
Gibbston Valley, Kinross, Mt Rosa and The Church.
Four wineries with five wine tastings at each and lunch at the second.
Picked up at 10.00am by Shaun from Altitude Small Tours for our wine tour.Läs mer
Tonight's buffet dinner was at Walter Peak High Country Farm which is on the other side of Lake Whakatipu from Queenstown.
To get there we sailed on the TSS Earnslaw. It is a coal fired steamshipLäs mer
Nothing organised for today so we can just take our time and take it easy. So, a later breakfast and catch up with washing and ironing.
Walked down to lakeside and had a coffee before heading intoLäs mer
Today was just a day of travel from Queenstown to Franz Joseph.
The seating system on bus tours is that everyone rotates seats each travelling day. This way everyone gets a turn in a front seat. WeLäs mer
Today we head back to Christchurch via the Trans Alpine Train.
From Franz Joseph we head up the coast to Hokitika and then inland to Arthur's Pass where we catch the Trans Alpine intoLäs mer
We boarded the Trans Alpine train at Arthur's Pass to head back to Christchurch.
First part of trip was very picturesque, with spectacular gorges and views. The second part across the plains wasLäs mer
Left at 9.00am and headed north for our last couple of days on the south island.
We had a wee stop at Cheviot. On parking, the coach driver, Tim, informed us that the mural on the toilet block hadLäs mer
On the bus at 9.45 to join the queue for the inter-islander. Boarding started at ten for an 11.00am departure. We all had to stay on the bus until it was on the ferry and we were instructed toLäs mer