Blogs from Te Anau, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania - page 13

We drove back into Te Anau and went to the Lakeside Campsite ( $15pp/pn), the cheapest one here. Got the tent upasap as it was raining and walked into town. WE stopped in the I centre to book our Ferry from Picton to Wellington ( not cheap, 2p + car $220 ! ) and our swim with the dolphins in Kaikoura. Then we walked through town, had a nosy around the shops, bought a new tea-towel, yeh, and then came back for lunch. we settled down in front of the TV as it was still raining...what else to do on a day like today! A few films were on, got out sleeping bags out and settled in! Spent the rest of the afternoon and evening watching films! ... read more

Woke up overlooking Lake Hayes just outside Arrowtown - stunning scenery (again).... Headed into Arrowtown - which is a really beautiful old town - very similar to a scene in an old-western... single story wooden buildings down each side of a short high street. It was originally built and developed during a period of gold-panning, but is now very much a tourist destination with its own unique style. Highly recommend a trip to wander and take in the atmostphere. One thing that has struck me in all the time in NZ - is how happy and pleasant the NZ people are. Shop staff, waiters and waitresses, tour guides - and the general public - all seem to have a grin stuck to their face and a welcoming that puts the UK to shame.... No wonder their ... read more

TE ANAU / MILFORD SOUND / INVERCARGILL G'Day Guys! Welcome back. Gerade eben habe ich das erste internationale feedback für diesen blog gekriegt. Ein freundlicher Holländer der mich fragt wie es wär wenn ich die restlichen Leser der Welt daran teillassen würde und ich den Bericht in Englisch verfassen würde. Na ja, natürlich gibts da auch andere Bekannte von mir die ich inzwischen international habe. Die möchten dies ebenfalls in Englisch lesen können. Tja, das andere natürlich ist dass es ne ganz schöne Übung währ für mich und ich so mein schriftliches Englisch ebenfalls aufbesseren könnte. Doch aber muss dann einer dieses korrigieren und mir zurücksenden... damit ich ja was lern! Wer stellt sich dazu zur Verfügung? Ne, ne. Hand aufs Herz. Ich brauch so schon einige Zeit um das Zeugs hier zu erstellen. Eine englische ... read more

Today we drove from Te Anau to Milford sound. This time I was raining pretty hard and there was water falls every where. It really looks like a different place in the rain. After Chris and Kim went on there tour around the sound we got back in the car and headed to Queenstown. It rained so hard on the way back that I almost had to pull over because the wipers couldn't clear it off fast enough.... read more

Domingo 11 y Lunes 12-ene-09 Las caminatas de aquí parecidas pero también distintas, lo suyo habría sido hacer una grande de 4 días, pero los refugios están llenos y tampoco se si me apetece tanto, así que haré un día el principio y que me recojan en bus y otro día el final y que me recojan en barco, así hago la mitad de la ruta y cada noche duermo en el albergue y con sabanas (que ya me he vuelto a acostumbrar), como no, muy bonitas (las caminatas, no las sabanas), sobre todo la del final que se va todo el tiempo siguiendo el cauce de un río, desde su nacimiento en un gran lago hasta su fusión, unos km mas abajo, con otro lago aun mas grande todavía, e ir viendo como va ... read more