The day dawned crystal clear over New Zealand today. So much so that we could see Mt. Tapuaenuku and Mt. Tarahaka in Marlborough on the South Island clear as a bell. As you can see we chose to try a…
Northward Ho!
This morning we walked down by the ferry dock to The Edwin Fox, one of the oldest wooden sailing ships still in existence. It actually brought some of the original prisoners toAustralia to settle that land. They are not planning…
Trick or Treat!
We may have been the first people in the entire world to trick or treat today! This morning I went to buy postcards and when I walked into the shop I naturally said “trick or treat.” After asking me where…
One if By Land, Two if By Sea… the Abel Tazman
Abel Tazman National Park at the northern tip of the South Island is one of New Zealand’s gems. It is a coastal park only reachable by boat. We found individual small beachside cabins in the tiny village of Maharau, just…
Wune.. Wane.. Wono.. Wene.. (brp!). Oh, WINE!
This morning before leaving Picton we had breakfast with Gusto, oops, I mean at Gusto. We then walked around this pretty harbor which is at Latitude 41* South. Our home in New London is at 41* North Latitude! There are…
Whales and Wine..or Sealife and Sauvignon Blanc! At Least That Was the Plan
This morning we were slated to go on a hunt for Sperm Whales and then this afternoon drive to The Wairu Valley in Marlborough for some of the best Sauvignon Blanc in the world. As planning goes, it sometimes just…
A Melancholy Morning in Christchurch, a Drive Up the Coast through the Wairau Valley Wine District, and a Close Encounter With Fur Seals in Kaikoura
We started our morning walking around downtown Christchurch. Two years after the earthquake there is still massive destruction to be cleaned up or demolished. Many buildings are condemned and sit empty. Some facades are being propped up by ship containers,…
What Are We Doing in Christchurch?
We knew that the forecast for today was not great when we went to sleep last night, but we didn’t know just how bad. When we awoke it was pouring in Wanaka and the snow levels on the mountains had…
It’s Snowing in the Mountains! Lets Drive Over the Pass to Wanaka.
We awoke to a fresh coat of snow on the mountaintops. It had rained in Q-town overnight. So off we went to Lake Wanaka, our next destination. On the way we stopped a Arrowtown again to visit the Chinese mining…
Queenstown…. Lake Wakatipu, TSS Earnslaw, and Walter Peak Sheep Ranch
We started this morning walking around Queenstown and its gardens. They seem to have a thing about fantastic rainbows here. It seemed that every other shop was dedicated to extreme sports or outfitting for it. They have a sport here…