Our Wicked Walkabout

Yesterday we said good bye to our lovely Hosts, Dawn and Ross in the Vicarage in Culverden, and headed to the North of the South Island We got a clear sky, but we were not blessed with clear roads. Once again, we encountered a closed road. This time is was closed-closed. No passage. We had…

Today we saw two testaments to creative genius. Our first stop of the day was the Steam Punk HQ. Oamaru is the World’s Center for steam punk, the Victorian charm of the downtown lends itself to this form of expression. The HQ is nestled next to the old train station, and on the other side,…

Well, today was rainy… and foggy. Which meant that our drive from Bluff up the east coast was not as stunning as it may have been otherwise. But we certainly got glimpses of what it might have been. Our first stop of the day, was a small location, over looking the Curio Coast. We visited…

Today we drove south… as south as you can get in New Zealand…without a ferry to Stewart Island (not enough time… next time we come, we will visit there!) We began our day retracing the first hour of our Milford sound trip, but this time driving ourselves. The bus was great but you don’t get…

Today we headed out to the Milford Sound, formally know as Milford Haven, The drive is fairly long, so we decided to take a Coach, Cruise, Coach tour. About 12-13 hours. Long day. Started early. The drive out of Queenstown, was challenging for the driver. There is really only one main road through town. And…

Today was an epic day… and I can’t believe that there will be more tomorrow. First…. You need to understand I have profound fear of heights. In fact today… at one point my eyes were closed. My hands in front of my eyes… and I was in tears. I was so stressed. But, once at…

Today we drove across the Lewis Pass to the west coast of New Zealand. The day started off sunny, but as we made our way into the mountains, the rain and mist descended. Creating fantastical cotton candy flossed peaks. We made it across, and stopped in Greymouth for groceries and Lunch. We stopped at a…

We spent the weekend in the area known as Amuri. It includes a number of villages, and hosted the A&P show (agriculture and pastoral) We went to the Hanmer Springs, a thermal hot spring on Friday. It was a lovely relaxing day, enjoying the therapeutic waters. The drive to and fro was lovely. The next…

Well we have begun our Phase 4. We left Melbourne on Wednesday evening, unfortunately the inbound flight was 1/2 hour late, so we were late leaving and late arriving. The flight was scheduled to arrive at 12:10 am… but instead we arrived after 1am… then pick up rental car, get to hotel, and crash into…