The Thomases’ Grand Antipodean Adventure (12) – The long drive to the Catlins
Introduction We were by now around two thirds of the way through our circuit of the south western half of the South Island of New Zealand, and having woken up
Paul's ramblings
Introduction We were by now around two thirds of the way through our circuit of the south western half of the South Island of New Zealand, and having woken up
Intro So today was the day we hoped finally to make it to the top tourist destination, Milford Sound. Would the road open in time, would we be able to
A walk and a soak Having managed a good nights’ sleep in the hotel, and following rest the previous day, it was time to set out for another adventure, albeit
A relaxing day in Queenstown After such busy days and new places everyday, we had organised three whole nights in Queenstown, at the Mercure Queenstown Resort hotel. This hotel had
Collyer House to Queenstown (Otago) [googlemaps https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Collyer+House+Guest+Lodge,+Cuttance+Rd,+Haast,+New+Zealand&daddr=Queenstown,+Otago,+New+Zealand&hl=en&geocode=FT4dYv0dqW4RCiFz7JGTnrGN1CkdepXYdgnVbDFz7JGTnrGN1A%3BFQbhUP0ddJYNCilf3qjX8R3VqTEApnmEhu8ABQ&aq=0&oq=queenstown&sll=-43.901077,168.914602&sspn=0.01124,0.022724&t=h&mra=ls&ie=UTF8&ll=-44.44263,169.043537&spn=1.184502,0.761741&output=embed&w=425&h=350] Haast Pass This was a day of travel (and we both had mild colds), but which showed how much contrast New Zealand has to
Okarito to Collyer House (Haast) via Fox Glacier [googlemaps https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Okarito,+New+Zealand&daddr=Collyer+House+Guest+Lodge,+Cuttance+Road,+Haast,+New+Zealand&hl=en&geocode=FZt1bP0drHkkCikdSJ2aDnApbTHw4nmEhu8ABQ%3BFT4dYv0dqW4RCiFz7JGTnrGN1CkdepXYdgnVbDFz7JGTnrGN1A&aq=0&oq=collyer&sll=-43.223653,170.162604&sspn=0.34274,0.727158&t=h&mra=ls&ie=UTF8&ll=-43.561484,169.579676&spn=0.680083,1.332465&output=embed&w=425&h=350] (click map / zoom out for full view) Segment six of our trip saw us wake up in our Hutel
Arthur’s Pass to Okarito The next day of our adventure sees us drive from Arthur’s Pass, to the tiny settlement of Okarito (population 30). Along the way we took a
Another Instalment It’s been a while since I last posted on this topic, and since there is still a lot of the trip to go, I’d better add another day.
As promised last time around, next stop on the trip was Sydney. Flight time from Singapore was about 7.5 hours, which wasn’t really enough for a solid night’s sleep between
Singapore Following on from my previous post, 12 and a half hours of flying later and we landed, about 1 degree north of the equator in the lovely city of