Finished up our time in Queenstown now off to Te Anau (pronounced, “Tay Aanoe”) and a day trip to Bluff. Te Anau was chosen because…
Although Queenstown wasn’t on our original itinerary, once here, there were tons of things to do. But first, find an ATM! Queenstown is a college…
Back in the day Arrowtown was a little more than a hunting ground for local tribes. That all changed when in 1862 that precious little…
Looks like yea ole blog is going to have to wait a bit. Seems our faithful computer is on the down and out and won’t…
Just a quick video of our Shotover Jetboat ride. Amazing rush to say the least. Check out the short video. I’ll send an email out…
I know what you’re thinking, me too. Why do you have to wait so long for wineries to open? 11am can seem like all day…
Made it to our apartment in Queenstown, finally. Raining a little so we decided to hang out, play games (dice, cards, stretch) and have a…
One of the dangers of having an internet savvy wife is the risk of her finding something like the Wild Foods Festival, and buying tickets….
In Maori the words mean, “to take / carry joy”, that is unless they are said as one word, Harihari which means, “ambulance”. Not sure…
Not sure how but I forgot one of our stops on the way to Franz Josef, the Pancake Rocks. This geological oddity is just up…
Beautiful day today so we decided to hike up to the glacier’s edge. Not too many people and the hike was really easy, along a…
Pretty easy drive even though it took the better of 6hrs. Roads here, yes it’s the roads again, are deceiving. Because of all the curves,…
Finally! The wine country!!!! Rained today so we thought that would be a good time to have a few drinks and drive on these NZ…
So, everyone here said, “You must go to Abel Tasman Park. It’s beautiful!”. So, why not. Packed some sandwiches, drinks and jumped into the Kiwimobile……off…
Sunday morning and just about on NZ time. Good evenings rest so we decided to take a drive to Mapau (pronounced, “Ma-Poe”) and see what…
It’s Saturday and off to the Farmer’s Market. After one of Collette’s famous breakfasts, drove down to the city center for a stroll and maybe…
Well, in spite of all the attempts by United Airlines to make this trip memorable in the wrong ways, we arrived in New Zealand and…