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Milford Sound to Christchurch

Monday, January 8th, 2007

Nov 3-6

The next stop on our tour of New Zealand was Milford Sound which is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country – with good reason. We avoided the crowded midday cruises and arrived late in the day in time to catch the last cruise of the day on The Encounter.

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Living it Up in Queenstown

Sunday, January 7th, 2007

Nov 1-3

We finally arrived in Queenstown and checked into the Hippo Lodge, a lovely hostel with a fabulous view of The Remarkables and a resident stuffed hippo who had a bulletin board full of photos of him doing all kinds of cool activities like bungee jumping and skydiving. He and Pengy (our stowaway penguin) got along great and shared tales of their adventures over a beer at the local pub.

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The Puzzling World of Wanaka

Sunday, January 7th, 2007
Nov 1-2 After leaving the west coast, we drove cross-country through the Southern Alps toward Queenstown, the adrenaline capital of New Zealand. As we drove, Claude had to stop to take a picture of the sheep grazing in the fields ... [Continue reading this entry]

A Hallowe’en to Remember

Sunday, January 7th, 2007
New Zealand (South Island) Oct 31- Nov 1
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The next leg of our trip took us down the South Island’s rugged windswept west coast with its tongue-twister names like Hokitika and ... [Continue reading this entry]

Of Split Apples and Cracked Lenses

Sunday, January 7th, 2007
New Zealand (South Island) Oct 27-30 After a 3 ½ hour ferry ride we landed in Picton on the South Island and ended up spending the night in a miniscule cabin at a local holiday park. After checking out of ... [Continue reading this entry]