Travel
Blow by blow accounts of various journeys in NZ and elsewhere.
South Again – Day 10
We headed South again towards Queenstown but not before seeing this tree Hania insists is famous – world famous in Wanaka I guess. After the tree we took the Crown Range road out past Cardrona and the bra fence. We…
South Again – Day 9
Today was a day to explore Wanaka. We went into town and walked the lakefront before heading for a big mug of coffee at the Trout Restaurant. Shopping in the nearby New World as usual we went for an item…
South Again – Day 8
I woke up in the van this morning and opened the curtain to see: Clear skies and a great day in view. With some reluctance we packed up and headed towards Cromwell via Twizel once again. Just before Omarama we…
South Again- Day 7
We are certainly catching up on our sleep, an afternoon nap and about 10 hours at night. Must be the fresh air. Walked a brisk 5K this morning and 2K of that was uphill. Returned to find Hania being good…
South Again – Day 6
Broke camp today amid a steady drizzle. Toddled around the supermarket for a few necessities like cookies and a step so Hania could get in and out of the van. These items are not necessarily related. Then to McKenzie country…
South Again – Day 5
Another warm day in the South Island and we spent the morning wandering around Geraldine looking at the houses and the shops. There is a pleasant walk by the river and a nice pub in the centre of town called…
South Again – Days 3&4
I had a quick morning walk around Picton and then packed up and we drove South to Blenheim, got lost twice around there and eventually found the road to Christchurch – town could do with better signage IMO. On the…
South Again – Day 2
Today I looked up the exact date we returned from the last trip an was surprised to find it was August 23rd. When someone asked me today when we were last here I said November. Not sure what that signifies,…
South Again – Day 1
Got almost everything ready yesterday so breakfast and some last items and we were on our way to the South Island again. We decided to drive the little car down to Christchurch this time and pick up the van from…
Quick Getaway Time
We are out of Level 3 so nearly back to normal. 89% vaccinated in Waikato and just a few restrictions like masks in public places indoors, social distancing and scanning in. We both have our vaccine passes as well. Our…