Our last days in New Zealand will be focused on activities based from the town of Queenstown, located on the … Continue reading The Road to Milford Sound

Mount Cook is located on the western side of New Zealand’s South Island. We were told that if a tunnel … Continue reading Mount Cook to Queenstown, via Dunedin

From the relative flatlands of Christchurch, we drove across the South Island to Mount Cook National Park.  We gradually rose … Continue reading Mount Cook, New Zealand

Let’s start where I left off…getting off the ferry from the North Island in Picton. I looked at the mountains … Continue reading New Zealand, South Island, to Christchurch

The main transit from North to South Island is by ferry. Ours from Wellington took about 3.5 cruising hours. We … Continue reading Transit to New Zealand’s South Island

Our visit to the New Zealand National Museum was highlighted by touring their exhibit of Gallipoli. I was somewhat familiar … Continue reading Gallipoli

Wellington is situated at the southern tip of the North island, resting on the Cook Straight which connects New Zealand’s … Continue reading Wellington, New Zealand

A few tales from the roadside. In Australia, we flew from city to city. Here in New Zealand, the travel … Continue reading Tales from the New Zealand Road

Traveling south from Auckland, we next stopped in Rotorua. This is a Maori name for Lake (Roto) and Two (Rua). … Continue reading Rotorua, New Zealand

We flew from Sydney to Auckland to begin our New Zealand adventures, and in the process, escaped the torrential rain … Continue reading New Zealand’s Bay of Islands