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
The Thomases’ Grand Antipodean Adventure (11) – Milford Sound
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
The Thomases’ Grand Antipodean Adventure (9) – Queenstown day 2
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
The Thomases’ Grand Antipodean Adventure (8) – Queenstown day one
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
The Thomases’ Grand Antipodean Adventure (7) – from the forest to the lakes
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
The Thomases’ Grand Antipodean Adventure (6) – Along the West Coast in sunshine
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
The Thomases’ Grand Antipodean Adventure (5) – Blue rivers, beautiful coast (NZ)
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
The Thomases’ Grand Antipodean Adventure (4) – Arthur’s Pass (NZ)
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.
The Thomases’ Grand Antipodean Adventure (3) – Sydney
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
The Thomases’ grand antipodean adventure (2) – Singapore
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