Blogs from Ross, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania

Apr 21, 2017

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Ross April 21st 2017

PhilandSusie

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Cycling is a pain in the ass....literally!!!

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Ross March 4th 2009

Bikes.....should be petrol powered!!

Dora The Explorer

3rd March 2009 - CYCLING TO HARIHARI.....OH MY - THOSE HILLS!!! We left Hokitika and headed south - or so we hoped. There were no sign posts leading out of Hokitika and so we just pedalled over the bridge and hoped we’d got it right. It was a 50-50...not such bad odds! I didn’t feel too bad today - well better than on the first day anyway and apart from the bum and crotch area hurting after the first 5 minutes, the rest of me felt strong. Good job too as we had a fair way to go! It was 26km to Ross - the first town. It wasn’t all flat either but the hills were manageable and we pushed on at a good pace. We stopped a couple of times for water breaks but that ... read more

Christchurch naar Franz Josef

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Ross July 1st 2008

Naar Arthurs Pass

DonGenaro

Eerste dag rijden. Van Christchurch naar Franz Josef was de planning. Wat is dit land bizar mooi. Vanaf Christchurch de bergen in richting Arthurs Pass. Echt, nu begrijp ik helemaal waarom ze dit land voor Lord of the Rings hebben gekozen. Bij Arthurs Pass besloten om naar de Pancake Rocks te rijden en dan verder naar Franz Josef, maar het wordt hier best snel donker. Dus maar in Ross, een oud goud mijn plaatsje, overnacht. In het cafe inchecken, eerst niet kunnen vinden, en de de eerste avond in de bus. 's Ochtends nog met iemand van possum controll gepraat (erg groot probleem hier). 's Avonds van de barman al gehoord dat het gif (1080) tegen de possums ook veel problemen geeft. Niet inheemse dieren he. Het is hier apart rijden. Wat hier een highway is, ... read more

West Coast - a magic stop-over

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Ross February 1st 2008

'The Old Church'

sallmarie

As we were driving for quite a while we decided to call it a day. Accommodation was pricey where we were heading (Fox and Joseph Glaciers) so we didn't want to be there just yet. We passed a backpackers on the West Coast highway called 'The Old Church; It looked like the religious version of the Bates' Motel. What a find and worth a quick mention here... We were greeted by grungy looking Frank, an eccentric German bloke in his mid 40s . He could talk for England! The place was really charasmatic - a wonderful open plan lounge with wooden floor, open fire, pool table and cosy sofa. The kitchen overlooked the river which was bubbling away just outside. The backpackers was nestled in a green valley right next to the river surrounded by its ... read more

Red Hill Mining Town

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Ross January 9th 2007

CM in the Stockade

CM and J

We stayed with two other guests from Sydney in Reefton, and they told us about two B&Bs near the glaciers which we booked at the local I-Site. We left Reefton and stopped in Greymouth, which was a nice sized town that reminded us of both Aberdeen and Bellingham in Washington State. Continuing on, we visited Ross Gold Fields, a mining town that mined gold up until the 1980s. There is a nice museum and hike around the mines; plus a gift shop with everything you could want for a guy named Ross. We stayed in a B&B on a farm a the base of a still-snowcapped mountain - Mount Adam Lodge. It was a beautiful setting - not really in any town, just out in the New Zealand wilderness. We talked for hours with the owners ... read more

Brief history of New Zealand

The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year...more history

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