Blogs from Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania - page 4

5 januari was een reisdag: van Kaka point naar Te Anau. Op weg naar het nationale fjorden park. Aangekomen in Te Anau de cruise over Milford sound geregeld. Er waren nog precies 2 plekken op een kleine boot beschikbaar. Zo'n 25 passagiers is leuk. Sommige boten varen met wel 300 man aan boord. De volgende dag vroeg op. Om 7:45 uur werden we opgepiktd door een minibus. De chauffeur wist een hoop wetenswaardigheden te noemen. Onderweg nog een paar stops en toen aan boord. We hadden mazzel: stralend weer. Uitzonderlijk want het regent hier minimaal 2 van de 3 dagen. Prachtige tocht over eindeloos water, tussen hoge groene bergen met hier en daar een waterval die loodrecht van de berg zo de zee in stort. Onderweg nog vele pelsrobben gezien. Vandaag een fikse wandeling gemaakt naar ... read more

I got a surprisingly good sleep despite the pile of rocks we were lying on. We woke to an extremely cold morning and struck camp as soon as we could. Two full days of walking lay ahead of us and we were looking forward to it. This was all of the Kepler Track that we could do due to lack of accommodation on the trail - we would walk out one day and back the next by the same path. We saw it as a practise for a full multi-day hike later in our time on New Zealand. It would certainly stretch us: forty-four kilometres over two days with full packs including tent, sleeping bags, stove, food and water. We had a few things to do in Te Anau so it was around 11am when we ... read more

Die Uni hier ist besser als in Deutschland. Sozialtechnisch Also Alex hat hier keine Prüfungen. So ähnlich wie bei mir damals in Schottland. Demnach ist der Aufwand also auch so hoch, wie das betätigen einer Klospülung. Naja, genügend Druck sollte man schon aufwenden, im Becken muss genügend Wasser vorhanden sein damit überhaupt gespült wird und: vergessen überhaupt zu spülen sollte man nicht. Sie hat also ein bisschen was zu tun. Und zwar muss sie viele Aufsätze schreiben. Die bisherigen Noten sind streberhaft - fast nur 1en. Entweder ist sie so schlau, das Niveau ist so weit unten oder keiner liest was sie da eigentlich fabriziert. Ich würde auf letzteres tippen...*aua*. Das macht die Uni natürlich nicht besser, es zeigt aber wie gut wir bis hier hin schon "ausgebildet" wurden durch unsere Trink-Eskapaden zu Hause. Was die ... read more

Happy birthday Katie - our eldest grandchild is 5 today. An early start for the trip which took seven hours and consisted of a boat ride across the lake a coach ride from there to the fiord. This road was built in the 60s to service a new hydro electric power station and is stated to be the most expensive in NZ and there is not even any tarmac on it. Well the scenery was breath taking. It started off in cloud on the east side but brightened up on the west side of the Southern Alps. The water was flat so the skipper was able to take us out into the Tasman Sea to get the view Captain Cook got when he said that he would not enter the fiord because it was doubtful that ... read more

Geo: -44.6698, 167.928Here I am in the most picturesque, scenic cabin after the most breathtaking, awe inspiring drive I have ever experienced. The Te Anau - Milford Highway is an experience in its own right. We arrived at Te Anau around 10, after departing Queenstown at 8.15. Its a pretty place by a lake for a stroll, to top up fuel, gather supplies and information before heading North towards Milford. We grabbed a pepper steak pie from here which lived up to its hype. Heading north is a journey into the heart of the Fjordland National Park. Its basically a sole 120km highway all the way to Milford with the exception of a 30km unpaved turnoff, Hollyford Road which finishes at Humboldt Falls. Along the way, dozens of short and long walks, lakes, tracks, pools, waterfalls ... read more