6/3/2012 The TSS Earnslaw is a coal-fired steam ship, the only one of its kind left in New Zealand. You can enjoy the views of the lake from the decks of this vintage steam ship, as it sails across Lake Wakatipu over to Walter Peak High Country Farm. A cruise can be combined with a… Read more »
5/3/2012 I was up early for a tour with Nomad Safaris, to do their Safari of the Scenes tour. They have two of these types of tours – one to the Wakatipu Basin, which goes through Arrowtown and Skippers Canyon and the second one to Glenorchy. I really wanted to see Glenorchy because I’d heard… Read more »
4/3/2012 I had a long, eight hour bus journey from Fox Glacier to Queenstown ahead of me. So the night before, I asked Intercity Buses if I could reserve a front seat on the bus because I get motion sickness easily and surprisingly they said yes. I thought because of it being a busy route… Read more »
2/3/2012 We got to the carpark of the Fox Glacier walk and I arranged with Murray to be picked up from here at 2.45pm. It would take me twenty five minutes or so to walk to the viewpoint of the glacier and back. The walk was lovely. It takes you through the valley to the… Read more »
2/3/2012 There is a local shuttle bus service in Fox Glacier run by a guy called Murray. Having no car, I needed transport out to Lake Matheson. So he drove me from there. I also told him that I’d like to go to see the Fox Glacier, so he said he’d do both trips for… Read more »
1/3/2012 I stayed at the Ivory Towers backpackers for two nights. It wasn’t the best place I’d stayed in because the window in my room wouldn’t close properly, which to me, wasn’t very security conscious of the owners. They weren’t bothered by it though and said that anyone who wanted to break in, would need… Read more »
29/2/2012 After breakfast at Daneca’s Café, on Weld Street, I headed over to the Sock Museum. The weather was bad, but the rain had been forecast so I decided to do some of the indoor things like museums today before I get my bus to Fox Glacier. I checked out at 10am and left my… Read more »
This week covers Wellington, the stunning Abel Tasman National Park & wonderful Hokitika. On my way down south, I hit Wellington again, for the second time this trip and caught up with friends. I did a walk in Abel Tasman National Park and it was the first proper walk, or ‘tramp’ as they say in… Read more »
28/2/2012 I had a great sleep last night as the bed was really comfortable. After breakfast I went into the Maori Heritage shop because the guy behind the counter said, that if you find any greenstone on the beach, which is quite a regular thing, to bring it in and the Jade carving shop next… Read more »
27/2/2012 Next door to the Mountain Jade Backpackers is the Jade Factory which creates jewellery and carvings of traditional Maori and New Zealand designs from greenstone. Hokitika is known for its jade or pounamu (greenstone) and is also a haven for other artists and carvers such as shell and bone carvers, potters, painters, weavers, gold… Read more »
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