Much to my delight, we got to spend more time in and around Queenstown following our trip to Milford Sound. We booked airfare from Queenstown back to Auckland for Wednesday… driving all the way back to Auckland from anywhere on the South Island would not have left us enough time to get as far as … Continue reading TUESDAY: Queenstown and Around
MONDAY: Milford Sound
In making plans to spend some time touring New Zealand, all of the recommendations and brief quips I got from fellow travelers included Milford Sound as a must-do. Regrettably this trip did not give me enough time to do the famous Milford Track (hailed as "the Greatest Walk in the World"), but doing a day … Continue reading MONDAY: Milford Sound
SUNDAY: The Road to Te Anau
We spent Friday night at the aptly named Makarora Visitors Center. Mom has had this thing about reserving self-contained units with kitchens (regardless of whether or not we intend to cook for ourselves). We weren't up to the full drive from Franz Josef to Queenstown (or even Wanaka), so opted for an overnight in Makarora, … Continue reading SUNDAY: The Road to Te Anau