9/3/2012 There was a bench on the hill above the YHA backpackers where I sat down to enjoy the view. I thought I’d seen it all when it comes to scenery but that was until I’d seen Aoraki Mt. Cook. Even on a clear night, the view takes my breath away. I sat down on… Read more »
Trips To New Zealand
9/3/2012 I went over to the Department of Conservation Visitor Centre to see what sort of short walks I could do. Kea Point Walk was one that stood out in my mind. It said that it would take about an hour and a half to do the walk, there and back. It was 4.30pm and… Read more »
9/3/2012 It rained all day in Twizel yesterday so I didn’t get much of a chance to see the village, not that it would have taken long to do that anyway, as it’s a tiny place. People say that it’s a great place to read books. My Intercity bus picked me up from the bus… Read more »
8/3/2012 The Info and Track shuttle bus picked me up from Glenorchy at 10.30am and dropped me off at their shop in Queenstown at about 11.30am. I had booked my bus journey from Queenstown to sleepy Twizel and had about three hours to get a few things done before I got on the bus. After… Read more »
7/3/2012 When I was in Fox Glacier, I had to decide whether I was going to go to Glenorchy or not. After doing some research on the accommodation available in the area and checking out the prices, I made a decision to go for it and spend three days in Kinloch Lodge, at the tip… Read more »
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 »
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