Blogs from Queen Charlotte Sounds, Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania - page 5

Det borjar narma sig slutet av var tid i Nya Zealand och annu finns det sa mycket kvar att se. Eftersom vi har lite olika uppfattningar om vad vi ska agna tiden at delar vi pa oss en vecka. Under denna tid fixar Per med visum till Indonesien och gar en vandring i Tararua-omradet utanfor Wellington medan Linnea stannar kvar nagra dagar extra pa Sydon och gor en vandring vid dess nordliga kust. "Queen Charlotte Sounds" ar den plats dar Cook tydligen trivdes bast, eftersom han tillbringade mycket av sin Nya Zeelandska tid har. Linnea tar en bat ut fran kuststaden Picton till Ships Cove (Cooks huvudsakliga ankringsplats) och borjar traska in mot Picton igen. Detta ar en "lyxvandring" i form av att bat transporterar packningen at en och dessutom far man bo lite lyxigare om ... read more

After our night in Nelson it was back on the bus again - this time to Picton where we met up with some more of the girls, Joanne (another brit) and Delis (a kiwi), and got a boat over to Furneaux lodge in the Marlborough Sounds... home for the next 3 nights. We'd chosen to spend New Years here for a number of reasons... we wanted to be near the sea but away from the hussle of a big town or city (well, big by NZ standards), it's a beautiful spot, it was in the right direction back to Welly... oh and there was a live band playing for NYE!! We had a tiny bit of blagging to do when we arrived at Furneaux lodge..... Joanne and Aileen were late additions to the trip and by ... read more

August 11th 2005-August 13 2005. http://www.travelblog.org/gmaps/map_iS.html *To better view these photos- click on "Full Image" I knew I couldn't let Charles leave the country without taking him to the South island. We were both south island newbies, and decided to explore together. We set out on thursday morning, after a quick breakfast, and a rather hurried and frantic rush to catch the Interislander Ferry (I somehow 'forgot' where the ferry terminal was- We barely made it...sheesh). We settled in to the Ferry and enjoyed a scenic, and sometimes bumpy 3 hour cruise to Marlborough Sounds. Our destination: The Bay of Many Coves Resort in the Queen Charlotte Sound. The ride was beautiful- we waved goodbye to Wellington City Skyline and looked ahead excitedly towards the Snow capped peaks of the kaikoura Mountains and the deepblue green ... read more

I know you all have been waiting to read about the conclusion of Tanya and I's South Island Tour. It is hard to believe that it has been over a month since I returned from such an incredible trip. It is hard to pick a favorite part of the trip because we were able to see and do such incredible things. We concluded our trip with a couple days spent along the Queen Charlotte Track. The track is 67km and takes about 5 days to hike. It is also possible to bike the track. The track "starts" at the northern point of Ship's Cove and is accessible by the track itself or by water. Due to our limited time we were only able to travel a short portion of the track. We took a water taxi ... read more

Is even harder! But luckily, the views are amazing... worth every drop of sweat.... read more