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March 29, 2005Day 169: InvercargillWe packed up a wet tent in the rain. Seemed like it was time to leave Te Anau. Dougie sounded like he had a cold, he hadn't had any serious driving to do in a while....Read this update Day 168: Kepler TrackAfter being pampered on the boat, we put on our boots again and decided to do a bit of the Kepler track, normally a three day hike....Read this update Day 167: Milford Sound - day 2I slept amazingly, though the sheets rustled quite noisily... We had to get up at 6.30 though, as breakfast was served at 7....Read this update Day 166: Milford SoundWe had a leisurely morning, went into town to get a drink and had an early lunch, boiled eggs and soldiers to be precise....Read this update March 25, 2005Day 165: Quad pro quoKeiron went off quad biking in the morning. I didn't fancy it, as my mind seems to wander every time someone tries to explain something technical to me, such as bike gears or cricket....Read this update Day 164: Te AnauWe had decided only to stay in Queenstown for one day. If you are not there for the action (bungy, jetboating, rafting...) it's not really an interesting town, so we moved on....Read this update Day 163: Thrill TherapyWe drove to Queenstown, where it was busy, drizzling and crowded. The campsite would be full by evening, but as we were reasonably early, we got ourselves a nice spot, by the little stream....Read this update Day 162: Mt Aspiring NPI had difficulty getting up as I had slept badly (perhaps because I checked my bank account) and had nightmares....Read this update March 21, 2005Day 161: WanakaWe drove the windy road to Fox, had a stop at Knight's Point (another lookout over the ocean) and I got bitten by vicious sandflies....Read this update Day 160: Fox Glacier and Lake MathesonI wasn't feeling too stiff in the morning, and we set off towards Fox glacier, this time to have a look from down on terra firma......Read this update Day 159: Glacier AdventureWe walked to the Franz Josef Township and the Glacier Guides office, as we had signed up for a Glacier Adventure which would last the entire day....Read this update Day 158: Franz JosefOur tent was soaking wet, because of the dew, which was fun packing up (not). We stopped at the supermarket for supplies, then drove to Franz Josef, the views getting increasingly more spectacular as the mountains got higher....Read this update March 20, 2005Day 157: GreymouthWhen we set off from Carter's Beach, we drove straight at the mountains, which had all been named after scientists: Mt Einstein, Mt Pasteur, Mt Kelvin, Mt Euclid... The Kiwi's tend to name every little brook, creek and molehill. I'm...Read this update March 18, 2005Day 156: Carter's BeachIn the morning we had bacon and eggs for breakfast, as a treat. We drove to Buller Gorge, amidst a beautiful landscape of hills, the mountains in the background, and the Buller river on the right....Read this update Day 155: The scenic routeWe got up at six thirty after a restless night. Keiron had to wake up the owners of the car that had wedged us in, and she came out, still drunk with sleep. We set off for our last journey...Read this update Day 154: I just called to say I love youWe went out quite early (windy Wellington lept us awake again) and bought a phonecard from a Japanese lady who didn't speak much English....Read this update March 17, 2005Day 153: LeuvenIn the morning, we were woken up by people taking down their tents. As we were in such close quarters, it was as if they were shouting in our ears. Time to get up and have a shower......Read this update Day 152: WellingtonWe drove the three hours to the capital, Wellington, more or less continuously and I got stressed when the road we took fell off the map and I got us a bit lost in the hills of Wellington....Read this update Day 151: WanganuiGetting up was a bit of an ordeal as I could barely walk. I managed to hobble to the town and we bought some postcards of what we should have seen yesterday and a blueberry muffin to cheer me up....Read this update March 13, 2005Day 150: Tongariro CrossingToday we were going to walk the 'best walk in New Zealand', which meant we had to get up at 6.15, which felt like the middle of the night. We had breakfast, made sandwiches and observed a few drops of...Read this update Day 149: OkahuneOur Judy (the car) is now covered in bird shit thanks to the trees in the Rotorua campsite. After the Maori evening we decided she needed to take pride in her Maori heritage, so we renamed her 'waka Judy', waka...Read this update March 10, 2005Still day 148: Tamaki Maori VillageAfter we both had a shower to get the sulphur smell off, we waited for the transport to Tamaki Maori Village. We were picked up by a bus & busdriver, the latter introducing himself as 'Dennis the Menace can't play...Read this update Day 148: Hell's SmellsAfter breakfast we set off to Hell's Gate, a thermal reserve just outside Rotorua....Read this update Day 147: RotoruaIn our usual efficient way, we were all packed up at 9.15 and we drove straight through to Rotorua. The road was quite boring anyway....Read this update March 08, 2005Day 146: St Benedict CaveIn the morning after breakfast, we walked across the road to Waitomo Adventures, where we booked a caving trip to St Benedict's Cave. We were met by our guides, Riki and Dan, and it turned out we were the only...Read this update Day 145: Rod StewartI spent another few hours on the internet, we went to the supermarket where a scary cashier was being very possessive of her shopping trolley and drove to Waitomo....Read this update Day 144: HamiltonGetting up early was painful as I hadn't slept too well. After we got up, it started raining so we packed up the tent speedily and drove through the pouring rain to Hamilton. We passed Auckland on the way and...Read this update March 04, 2005Day 143: Forest through the treesWhen I woke up in the morning the sun was shining bright and I got up. Keiron got up shortly after me, asking what I was doing up at 6.30! However, when we got to the kitchen, it turned out...Read this update Day 142: Kauris and MaorisWe got up early, at eight, and were all ready to go by 9.15. We drove to the car ferry and crossed the bay to Paihangi, then drove on to Waitangi and the Waitangi Treaty grounds....Read this update March 01, 2005Day 141: Flagstaff HillWhen we woke up, we were both very sore. Keiron's sore throat had progressed to a full blown cold and we took it easy....Read this update Day 140: The Excitor...Keiron and I got up at 8 (it's not all fun and games you know...) and after breakfast we took the ferry across to Paihia, a slightly bigger and more touristy town in the Bay....Read this update Day 139: Romantic RussellWe were on the road by 20 to 10 and started on highway one, then turned off for the scenic detour to Russell, in the Bay of Islands....Read this update Day 138: Whangarei FallsKeiron and I woke up around 8.30, not bad for a first tent night. I did feel a bit sore from the hard ground....Read this update |
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