Blogs from Invercargill, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania - page 4

Day 77 (Monday 06/07/09, NJJ) Drove into town for a walk around Dunedin. The weather has not been good since we arrived in NZ, it's constantly been dull, grey and rainy which sapped our motivation to do anything. Did our usual wandering around shops. From Dunedin we took the scenic route to Invercargill via Kaka Point and Nugget Point. Had sandwiches in the back of the van for lunch (ham, cheese and mustard sandwiches are now the usual lunch option). Had fish and chips for dinner and checked in to Lorneville camp site.... read more

Well I have now reached the Southernmost point of New Zealand. My trip has now taken me right up to the top, to the exact center and right to the bottom of the country. Exciting stuff eh? We left Franz Josef bright and early on Sunday morning. I was once again with a whole new busload of people. They all seemed pretty nice and I was with Zara who is always a laugh. The weather had turned pretty shitty, and I was very lucky to have done my Glacier hike on a sunny day as the people who did the the day after got soaked and it turns out they had to cancel it the day after that! We got to Wanaka mid afternoon and I had time to watch the sun set over the lake, ... read more

14th Feb 2009 We sleep in a little late today and take breakfast on the move from a petrol station on the outskirts of Dunedin. We decide to take the scenic route to Invercargill which involves driving along the coastal area known as Catlins. We take abreak and stretch at a town called Clutha, it is situated on a river and there is a river festival going on, a bunch of guys are raft racing down the river. We next enter the Catlins, it is a beautiful corner of south east New Zealand with beautiful sandy beaches. As we drive into Catlins we pass Catlins lake, it is very picturesque. A little further on we stop at another scenic point known as Purakaunui Falls. It is a ten minute walk through a forest filled with tall ... read more

INVERCARGILL Nun zurück von den Strapazen in Stewart Island bin ich wieder im selben Backbacker. Der Southern Comfort Backpacker war wieder übervoll. Es ist halt so, wenns mal in den Lonly Planet geschafft hast... dann kommt die Kundschaft leichter. Das kleine Gartenhaus hatte er mir anbieten wollen... Eher ne Hundehütte im Garten. Wirklich. Ein Holzverschlag und ne 140 mal 200 cm Matraze darin und die Wände beginnen gleich bei der Matraze. Ne, ne. Ned mit mir nach dieser Wanderung. Nun am Tage danach erhole ich mich doch erstmals. Somit kümmere ich mich wiedermal um etwas was mein Herz begehrt. Natürlich. Eher die Motorräder oder die guten Gemüter. Und da bin ich ja hier in Invercargill genau am richtigen Ort. Jawohl. In einem Metallwarenladen. Also ein Werkzeug Handwerker Geschäft. Der Besitzer dort hat neben den Produkten die ... read more

We wake up in Te Anau and quickly have some breakfast and decide to head of to make the most of the day. We want to spend some exploring the town as we did none of that yesterday. Still feeling bit tired. Anshu wants to do some shopping for presents, I dont feel like spending any money buying presents for family that are in NZ. Anshu insists that they have not been to the South ISland and would love something. I quickly peruse through the shops and like nothing (didnt want to spend any money anyway =)). Leave Anshu to do her shopping while I walk along Lake Te Anau shoreline enjoying the beautiful scenery and taking pictures. Still hungry must have worked up a huge appetite and there is a small pie shop not too ... read more