Blogs from Te Anau, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania - page 9

Carolyns blog again Was just checking back through the blogs and realised that the last three didnt publish so hopefully they are all up there now. We are in Te anau and will be leaving this morning to head to Dunedin, Christchurch tomorrow and then back to Lock on thursday via Sydney and Adelaide. Yesterday we went to Milford Sound which was magnificent. The weather was beautiful and it has been for the last 4 days. The drive down was a bit hairy, just over 2 hours for 120 kms. Snow on the edges of the road and on the way back a bus broke down in a 31/2 km tunnel through a mountain and we were stuck in the tunnel for a while. Was probably only 15 minutes but seemed a lot longer with water ... read more

When you feel like you're flying high and appear to be suffering from excessive happiness, forces of nature seem to have a way of intervening to get you grounded. You get snowed-in, bogged and hit by a freakin' bus, that's what happens. In our case anyway... My dream of a good holiday has materialized. I was floating in high spirits, intoxicated with the sheer beauty of the new country I was in. It was the start of spring. Nature is regenerating - the trees have just sprouted new shoots and grass is greener than ever. We are on the road to Milford Sound, one of the most beautiful places in New Zealand and on earth. I’ve read and been told that the stretch from the town of Te Anau to Milford is the most scenic road ... read more

What is it with the death-defying roads around here!?? It would be better if I had a fast car or motorcycle and was driving on my side of road. Once you get use to tuning out the spectacular views while gearing down for the next '25 km' hairpin turn beside a deep gorge, it becomes a fun drive. I drove to Te Anau, a town on edge of fiordland. I decided I didn't have time to take the Milford Sound boat in the fiord but I did want to see some of this famous national park. ... read more

Well, what a not very interesting couple of months it's been.... So when I was in England saying "I'll look for a job, I'm not looking for a career so I don't care if I just clean toilets...." I never expected to clean quite so many of them. It's damn near all I've done since December! So what's been going on over here? Well after everyone did their final shifts over the weekend we had the party to end all parties (one guy was still hungover 2 days later) before finally leaving en masse on Monday to new adventures and currently myself and 2 of the Chefs are cruising together, which works out very well for me as one of them has a car. So on Monday we headed down to Queenstown to catch up with ... read more

Kon vanmorgen mijn bed niet uitkomen! Geen zin om vroeg op pad te gaan. Om een uurtje of 11 onderweg richting Te Anau. Weer aan herinnerd dat autorijden hier toch wat gevaarlijker is dan in Nederland. Rij langs een auto ongeluk, waarover ik de volgende dag in de krant lees dat er 2 doden bij zijn gevallen. Toevallig allemaal toeristen... Kwam later politie en ambulance tegen..die zijn er dus niet binnen 15 minuten, zoals wij gewend zijn... Rond 1uur in Te Anau. Wat te laat voor een cruise naar Doubtful sound. Besloten om voor morgenochtend vroeg een dagcruise te boeken + vandaag een bezoek aan de glowworm caves. In de middag met boot naar eilandje gevaren en daar een tour gekregen in een 'cave'. Machtig gezicht hoe het water vorm heeft gegeven aan de 'cave'. Ergens ... read more