Blogs from Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania - page 31

Upon returning to reality all hell broke loose, the fantastic Audis transmission decided to die on me and I was stuck in the middle of no where. It was just what I needed, i just kept thinking why oh why do we bother with technology when all it does is just make you stress, give you a headache and then leave you with an empty wallet. Anyhow, luckily I found a few Czechs and a German guy to help me push and tow the car away to Glenorchy, a tiny little town about 50km from Queenstown. The people there were very nice and sympathetic to my situation and gave me two nights free accomodation in a quaint little cabin. They were real characters and was a really nice alternative to the folks in Queenstown, most ... read more

My most recent adventure was a visit to the breathtaking Milford sound area, which is actually a Fiord. It is one of the natural wonders of the world and now I see why. It was a bitter cold day out there but well worth the journey. The water around here can be quite rough too, but fortunatley I did not have to experience it. I stayed in a rustic lodge near the sound that recieves it's electricity from a large generator. There is not much else out here, but really what else does there need to be. It is beautiful and treking and cayaking are the main activities. Put this on your list to see next time you travel to New Zealand. Cheers. Graham... read more

New Zealand’s South Island is a remarkable contrast of awe-inspiring mountains, fjords, glaciers and deep canyon raging rivers with rolling pastures, forests and smooth deep blue lakes. It is almost a third larger than the North island but has only a fourth of the population. In spite on this fact, we managed to get into two big traffic jams…sheep traffic! We were really amused to find ourselves right in the middle of a herd of sheep (twice) as they were being moved from one pasture to another. It’s hard to believe, but getting there really is half the fun. We set sail from Wellington on the inter-island ferry on a beautiful sunny morning. The ferry ride was not only a comfortable mode of transportation but a scenic cruise through Cook Strait. Earlier in the week we ... read more

Thanks to Ruth, (a friend of a friend) I was able to make an hour-long flight over the Milford Sounds area which is the Fjordland in NZ. The whole journey was amazing passing over high mountains, glaciers, hidden lakes, waterfalls and creeks. I would recommend anyone who's visiting to do this trip both by air, and then by cajak. You won't forget the experience. I have done so much in 4 days that I dind't think possible. I've been driving ever since I first came to Christchurch and I have seen amazing views that NZ has to offer. In one sense it's not much different from the green and nice in Scandinavia but still it's same same but different. After 1700 km in 4 days I'm proud of myself for seing the west, the south and ... read more

What a day... Full of adventures! In the morning we left the beautiful hostel in Wanaka, said good bye to all the travellers, and headed south to Te Anau, in the Fiordland. Our first stop on the way was Arrowtown. We didn't find what was interesting in the town except that we managed to shop AGAIN :-) (some beautiful jewlery, yes, again. They have stuff made of a shell called Paua shell, and I fell in love with it). On the way we stopped for WC, and only thanks to that, completely by chance, we saw the steam train that is still opearting in a place called Kingston. For tourist only of course... but still nice. We arrived to Te Anau and booked an evening trip to a cave with worms. Yes, cave with worms, no ... read more