We had been advised to take an early ferry out of Picton as the views in the sound are stunning. They are stunning, even if the morning is overcast! I did see two dolphins and it did brighten up nearer Wellington. The ferry trip was three and a half hours - bit like Belfast to …
Farewell to South Island!
Need to keep moving.... we had an appointment with a ferry and there was still so much to see and do and tell you about! We headed up the coast to Kumara Junction before turning east on SH73 towards Arthur's Pass. The day had dawned glorious! Taramakau river bed, Otira Highway February 1864 Arthur Dobson …
Queenstown and the west coast!
Queenstown, third time lucky, though we knew we had a parking space this time as we pre booked a campsite! As we had already traversed the southern scenic route we headed up State Highway 6, for 117 miles. They are called State Highway's but don't expect dual carriageway or motorways in New Zealand... State Highways …
Farmland and fjords
After the rain and gales overnight we woke to a damp morning. Getting ourselves organised, grateful to Aurum Winery for leaving their toilet block open, we headed on, driving mostly on the southern scenic route which cuts a lazy arc from Queenstown to Te Anau, Manapouri, Tuatapere, Riverton and Invercargill. We've covered approximately 564km the …
Enjoying the wide open road…. and some wine!
Just a wee point of clarification.... we weren't being negative about our airport and van pick up experience, we laughed our way through it - though we were disappointed that we were later than expected at Lake Tekapo, but hey ho, it was raining and cloudy anyway, so we didn't miss much - well we …
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