Apr 25, 2011
Queenstown
Sunday
This was our busiest day so far! We had opted to omit the Milford Sound trip as it requires 5 hours of driving one way, two hours of cruise in the amazing fjords, then 5 hours driving back.
Apr 25, 2011
Queenstown
Saturday
We got lucky with another day of mostly great weather. It rained a good bit last night and there was a prediction of 40 percent chance of rain, but we only encountered some light showers du
Apr 22, 2011
Christchurch-Queenstown
Good Friday
Another early morning with crisp, clear weather. The holiday park is quite large with spaces for campers as well as motel units and dorm rooms. After breakfast we headed out at 7:15 a.m
Apr 21, 2011
Kaikoura-Christchurch
What a great day we had yesterday! The sun came out and we had a wonderful morning whale watching. Kaikoura is a sleepy seaside town that has come back to life with whale watching and dolphin expedi
Apr 20, 2011
The South Island
Wednesday
A pretty early start this morning in order to leave for the Inter Island Ferry at 7:15. It is a short bus ride around the waterfront to reach the dock, near the Wellington sports stadium,