http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Mackenzie-District/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , New Zealand , South Island , Mackenzie District en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 07:14:10 +0000 Sat, 18 May 2013 07:14:10 +0000 Kimber lake Tekapo Twizel and WanakaWe had a good nights sleep on the farm in Kimber but awoke to cloudy cold weather. We left by 9 and as we travelled along the road mountains on either side the sky began to clear and we could see the tops of the snow covered mountains. All along the road were lupins and then we arrived at Lake Tekapo. It was stunning The lake was a beautiful blue and so still http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Mackenzie-District/blog-763028.html 2 and 3 March. Today we transferred to Sydney without anything exceptional happening. Our flight to Christchurch was delayed by an hour so it was late when we arrived around 01.00 am. They had arranged wheelchair assistance for me which enabled us to fast track through immigration and baggage but we had to open our cases at Environmental Control because wed been walking in the forest in th http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Mackenzie-District/blog-583394.html Day 83 Thursday February 18th 2010 Milford Sound to Lake OhauIn the morning we'll breakfast on board before heading back to the mainland. We travel past Lake Te Anau and the Clutha River to Arrowtown for the chance to find gold. Then we head to the Southern Alps to our lodge at Lake Ohau which affords views over Australasia's tallest peak Mt. Cook.I can't say I slept well. I'd roll over http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Mackenzie-District/blog-482653.html Hi AllHave visited loads of places and having a great time. A motor home is the way to see all.DAY 1Antarctic Centre then to Geraldine and stayed at Grumpy's Caravan Park.DAY 2Lake Tekapo and Cook Mountain and TwizelDay 3Cromwell and on to QueenstownThe snow covered mountains are beautiful and the lakes bright blue. Our photos look like picture postcards. I never knew you could wear the same clo http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Mackenzie-District/blog-421241.html I'm getting progressively more behind with this blog it's over 5 months since I was at this stage of my NZ journey. I'm not sure where the time has gone. Anyway this part of the story was really the last chapter in my circuit of South Island it was almost time to fly to Melbourne for Christmas.We left Dunedin and drove along the coast stopping for a while at Moeraki to see the boulders which http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Mackenzie-District/blog-385382.html Then we moved on to Adrenaline heaven Queenstown. We had tried to do a skydive over Lake Wanakaon the way down to Queenstown it would have been very impressive especially with Mount Cook in the background but alas the weather was too windy and too dangerous. On to Queenstown. We happened to mention to our driver the hostel we had booked in Queenstown and he was horrified. It was the highest rate http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Mackenzie-District/blog-384570.html I'm not sure how long all this gallivanting will last but I'm certainly enjoying itWe took a long weekend to go tramping and jet boating and it was brilliant We hiked into Canyons Creek and over to the Ahuriri valley near Omarama. The first day was a beautiful walk and at the end of the day we found a lovely camp spot next to a waterfall and pitched the tent it was lovely to just deci http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Mackenzie-District/blog-236523.html Another failed attempt at a sleepin. However Santa had been. There was the Yahtzee game that looked suspiciously like the one Emma bought in Akaroa. And Santa had bought Emma the BBC production of the Lord of the Rings in a 13 CD Audiobook. She was most pleased with this as she had wanted it for a long time.We had breakfast in bed and then made our way to Lake Tekapo to go to the Church of http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Mackenzie-District/blog-230723.html We picked up the van yesterday and after a long drive out of christchurch we ended up at lake tepako it was dark when we arrived but this morning in the sunshine it is just out of this world We had a walk along the lake and the water is sooo crystal clear and still and quiet the lake is surrounded by a ring of snow capped mountains whcih reach all teh way up to the sky simply out of this wo http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Mackenzie-District/blog-63304.html Had intended to do a tour of the vineyards while in the South Island but kept running out of time. We therefore decided to do our own tour in Nelson on St Patrick's Day by ordering a different New Zealand wine each time we went to the bar. Navigating the ladder of my top bunk proved interesting when returning to the hostel in the early hours Fortunately the next day was pretty much a full day http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Mackenzie-District/blog-48663.html