Blogs from Te Anau, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania - page 7

Having watched the debacle that was England v France (why play Flood and Wilkinson together?) the next day saw us rise late and take it easy until the evening then it was off to Eden Park again for the All Blacks versus the Pumas. What should have been a relatively simple match turned out to be a bit of a struggle for the kiwis as Argentina put up a reasonable fight as can be attested to by the mad Argentinan fan in front of us who despite continually jumping up and down like a demented frog and praying was ultimately to be dissapointed. Very much looking forward to the kiwi /wallaby semi next Sunday. Monday morning saw us up at 6 am as we had an early flight to Dunedin. Everything went smoothly and we arrived ... read more

(In an expensive internet cafe so have decided to do a quick summary!) Timaru Drove here from Akaroa - quite a small town, found a great free campervan park for overnight with views over the sea. It was a Bank Holiday though so felt a bit like a ghost town! Oamaru Famous for its penguins! So we saw a night time viewing of the Little Blue penguins coming ashore for the night - they're only about 30cm high, very cute! Took a walk in the hills (nearly died on one very steep bit!), and parked up in a holiday park for a nice warm shower! Dunedin Continued down the coast to Dunedin, via the Moeraki Boulders (big boulders on the beach, up to 4m wide, perfectly circular). After entering Dunedin we went drove along a very ... read more

Heut war der erste Weg nach dem Aufstehen zum Arzt. Allerdings nichts Schlimmes, nur damit ich eine Verschreibung für Medikamente bekomm. Das weniger tolle daran: war schon in Melbourne beim Arzt und hab dort 80 Dollar – also umgerechnet 65 Euro bezahlt. Der hat mir gesagt, ich kann sein Rezept auch in Neuseeland einlösen. Denkste! Jedenfalls hab ich hier wieder 110 Dollar abgelegt, also auch wieder ca. 65 Euro… Und das ohne Geld. Meine Kreditkarte nehmen sie hier nur selten, Diners Club ist nicht so verbreitet. Aber bisher ist es noch immer irgendwie gegangen Am Nachmittag haben wir dann beschlossen einen kurzen Walk auf der Kepler Track zu machen. Dieser im Süden des Lake Te Anau gelegene Walk ist im Ganzen auch ca. 60km lang, wir sind allerdings nur eine Stunde Richtung Westen und dann wieder ... read more

Sunday 20th – Queenstown again Slow day today after so many early mornings and busy days on the Milford Track. Did a circular walk about town and then went up on the Gondala to the hill above Queenstown. Went on the Luge runs which were great fun even though Julia was less than gung-ho! We discussed the fact that we needed to go on a diet when we return to the UK which put Peter into such a panic he had to go and have the largest burger we have ever seen for lunch – see the pictures. After that we needed our afternoon nap. Monday 21st – Te Anau Drove across to Te Anau in the rain but that cleared up and the sun came out for a walk along the edge of the lake, ... read more

Hi, It's my turn again, look out for spellings, past and present tense and grammar. The next leg of our journey was taking us to Te Anau as this is approx half way between Queenstown and Milford Sound. I had read in the travel books that the quietest and most peaceful time to be on the Sound was very early in the morning or late in the afternoon, thus missing all the coaches that arrive around lunch time.So early morning it is then, hence the stop at Te Anau. Two hours after leaving Queenstown we arrive at the beautiful and peaceful Lake Te Anau. Lake Te Anau is New Zealand's second largest lake after Taupo, it is 53 km long and 10km across at it's widest part. Having arrived at Te Anau we went straight to ... read more