Took a drive to Lake Tekapo as it was supposed to have the bluest water in the area. Going to be hard to top Lake Pukaki. Lake Tekapo is the second-largest of three parallel lakes running north to south along … Continue reading Lake Tekapo
Ohau is a nice little alpine location with a small ski area and near a few towns with some wonderful names: Twizel, Tekapo and Pukaki. There is a lodge here where you can stay and we ate dinner there … Continue reading Mount Cook
New Zealand is a very magical place, as I have said before. Driving around and through the many farms and rolling hills, we see this beautiful rainbow, adding to the illusion of magic. It followed us for quite some time … Continue reading Teapots, Nuggets and the Brown House
I love penguins. One of the bucket list items coming to New Zealand was to see them in the wild along with a whale. One down, one to go! Driving towards the southern coast, an area called the … Continue reading Curio Bay and the Penguins
The southern end of New Zealand’s South Island is a place of magic and we are really looking forward to the drive. We are headed towards the land of penguins and hope to see them in action. The road … Continue reading Driving to Southern New Zealand
While we are staying in Te Anau, we have easy access to many trails that line the road to Milford Sound. Another rainy day leads us to a trail to Lake Marian, a beautiful lake at the top of a … Continue reading Lake Marian, Fiordland National Park
While we had a rare and beautiful day in Milford Sound, Doubtful Sound showed us what it was like when it rains all day. We saw hundreds of waterfalls and I am not exaggerating. I have never seen so many … Continue reading Doubtful Sound and Te Anau
Fiordland, a place where tree avalanches happen. Where a forest that grows on the face of the mountains and clings to steep faces of hard rock can suddenly slide down, bringing with them a thin layer of rich, peaty humus … Continue reading Milford Sound
There are some roads that you might not want to drive on and Skipper Canyon Road is one of them. Skippers is part of Mount Aurum Recreation Reserve and is a beautiful and scenic area. We could have driven this … Continue reading Skippers Canyon
Just outside of Arrowtown proper is our B&B for the night. The last few places we have had a room with a little fridge and microwave but tonight we are to stay in a room inside an older home. As … Continue reading Mushrooms and the B&B
The Traveling Squirrel 