We drove to Te Anau via Gore so we could see friends, and then set up camp at the Totara campsite in the Eglinton Valley on the road to Milford Sound. We had almost the whole camp to ourselves, and it was nice not having the whole 2 hour drive from Te Anau to Milford….
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Dunedin
We had four nights staying with friends in Mosgiel, just outside of Dunedin. I had lived in Dunedin when I was little, so I was keen to revisit some places as well as see some new things. As well as catching up with friends, some of our highlights were: Walking up Baldwin St, the steepest…
Tekapo-Mt Cook-Twizel
We spent two days in Twizel, located south of Geraldine. On the way we stopped in Tekapo, seeing the Church of the Good Shepherd and the famous dog statue. We based ourselves in Twizel, and on the day of our 2nd wedding anniversary went to Aoraki Mt Cook for the day and did a lovely…
Christchurch-Geraldine
Staying in Christchurch was an odd experience. Reuben and I had been to Christchurch for a weekend right before they experienced their first big quake in September 2010, and had done lots of touristy things then. It was very strange to no longer be able to go to the centre of town, to see the…
French Pass- Kaikoura
Leaving Picton, we took my father’s advice to explore some of the less well known parts of New Zealand and headed up around Queen Charlotte Sound, past Pelorus Bridge (a lovely river spot, and incidentally the spot where I lost my first tooth) and way up to the top of the South Island – French Pass. …
Picton
Picton is interesting for me (Karen) because my father lives there, so the things that we grew up doing there aren’t typical tourist attractions – more about sailing, swimming and relaxing. We took the Bluebridge ferry from Wellington to Picton on 24 January, and spent four nights staying at Dad’s place. Some of the highlights…
Before you go overseas, see your own country…
Before we leave in March, Reuben and I wanted to travel around the South Island of New Zealand. I lived in Dunedin for two years and have been to most of the South Island visiting family, friends and being a tourist, but Reuben had only ever been to a few places in the South Island….
Meandering Kiwis 