Blogs from Glenorchy, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania - page 2

Vandaag zijn we naar Paradise gereden. Het is wel een zeer slechte baan naar Paradise dat hier en daar overstroomd is. We zagen verschillende jeeps en 4wd auto's rijden ernaar toe , maar ook gewone wagens dus besloten we er ons ook maar aan te wagen. Wat je je mag verwachten: 40 km gravel, diepe putten in de weg, vééél steentjes, takken, modder en wat ons het meeste schrik bezorgde de grote en diepe plassen en kleine overstromingen. Maar ondanks alles zijn we toch in het paradijs geraakt! We zijn zelfs iets verder gereden dan Paradise zelf. In het gehuchtje zijn er slechts 2 huizen en héél veel land/weide waar er alweer leuke dieren staan zoals schapen , lammetjes, koeien en paarden. De koeien zien er hier wat anders uit dan de gevlekte bij ons. We ... read more

Very noisy night in Dart hut but I sleep well on my precious mattress having managed to shuffle a table and some benches out of the way and claim a wee private corner of the main room. Slow start this morning - the feet are feeling the effects of yesterday's effort. I shake Owen firmly by the hand and thank him warmly "well, couldn't have you kipping on a bench after a hike like that mate". Then it's back on the trail. 6-8 hours to Daley hut is the published agenda. Sore feet give me a gentle pace but a desire to get out of the sun drives me to the hut in about 5 hours and I claim a bunk. As it turns out, we're ok for bunks this time (lucky, as the hut is ... read more

Se det, no har eg vore i dette lille paradiset litt over ei veke, det gjenge greit, men det er fryktleg isolert her....., men foruten det er det ein fantastisk plass!! KInloch ligger i andre enden av lake Wakatipu og paa andre siden av Glenorchy. For i tida kom dei fleste til Kinloch med baat for deretter aa faa skyss opp til Paradise (stor paddock i L.O.T.R) eller opp i Routeburn valley, heile denne virksomheiten blei driven av familien Bryant i fleire generasjoner, men ikkje no lenger. I 10 aar har engelskmannen John og den lokale kona Toni drivet Kinloch lodge, dei har 3 born (James, Lucy og Sam) og ikkje minst 2 labradorer Dehlilha og Samson. Vist ein ser i Lonely planet boka kan ein lese om KINloch at dei har dei mest imotekommande og ... read more

It had been an eventful day from the start. After four straight days of the most spectacularly clear, sunny, cool autumn weather, I decided this week would be a perfect time to splurge on the all-day horse trek up in Glenorchy and Paradise (about 45 minutes up the road from Queenstown). Honestly, I'll find any excuse to drive up to Glenorchy, as it has to be one of the most beautiful places on earth, completely unspoiled by human activity (the town has a population of 320 people, if that gives you any idea). Not to mention the winding road alongside Lake Wakatipu to get there is like having your own personal 48-kilometer go-cart track to fly around! Blare some good music, roll the windows down, take in the mountain scenery...it's a good drive, even in our ... read more

Glenorchy, Routeburn Track November 24, 2008 The road from Queenstown to Glenorchy is very twisty and narrow with several one-lane bridges, but it is also one of the most beautiful roads I’ve ever been on. It runs alongside Lake Wakaputi, which would be nice enough, but add in mountains, green meadows, waterfalls, and wildflowers and you get something pretty special. Today was even cloudy and it was still pretty. On a blue sky day, it must be too much to take. One end of the Routeburn Track in Mt. Aspiring National Park starts near Glenorchy, which is one of the reasons we wanted to go there. The Routeburn is one of the “Nine Great Tracks” in NZ and we wanted to see what it was about. Glenorchy has about 250 people, but it has a very ... read more