Day 13: Auckland
Our last day began in Auckland and ended in Chicago. Thanks to time zones and the International Date Line, we got about eight extra hours of July 20th refunded to us today (probably those hours on layaway from… Read More
Category: New Zealand
Day 12: Hobbiton
We’re going on an adventure! With one day left in New Zealand it is finally time to step out the door and visit Hobbiton. We met Vic, the owner of Red Carpet Tours, outside the hotel at 8AM…. Read More
Day 11: Waiheke Island
It was a rainy morning in Auckland, but things cleared up nicely by the time we ventured out. After sleeping in a little due to last night’s late arrival, we headed down to the wharfs and set sail… Read More
Day 10: Mt. Potts
We woke up this morning as soon as it was light enough out to get hiking. With coffee consumed and gaiters securely fastened, we used the key Brad gave us last night to open (and re-lock) the gate… Read More
Day 9: Mt. Cook/Mt. Potts
Mt. Cook was too good to say goodbye just yet. After packing up the car and checking out of the Hermitage, we circled around to the east side the park and ventured into the Tasman Valley for a… Read More
Day 8: Mt. Cook
“Hooker Valley is the last place I would want to be tomorrow!” These encouraging words were spoken to us by Tom the bartender last night as he contemplated the weather forecast for our day’s plan to hike the… Read More
Day 7: Queenstown/Mt. Cook
Another rainy morning in Queenstown, but you know it’ll still be a good day when New Zealand’s More FM is playing their “high school hits” during breakfast, including Rick Astley’s Never Gonna Give You Up and Baha Men’s… Read More
Day 6: Queenstown Area
You probably noticed in our pictures that the weather here the past few days has been pretty amazing. Sunny and perfectly mild winter days. Well, it seems our luck has been too good. The unseasonably mild winter means… Read More
Day 5: Glenorchy
We’re getting good at waking up before sunrise. Today we started with a 7AM breakfast at Browns before driving to Glenorchy for some horseback riding. The road from Queenstown to Glenorchy runs along the coast of Lake Wakatipu’s… Read More
Day 4: Te Anau/Queenstown
After a couple of days of setting early alarms, today brought us the pleasure of sleeping in! We enjoyed Gill’s delicious breakfast for the last time, packed up the car, and hit the road. Before saying goodbye to… Read More