If you love green jewels, riding an old steam train and rocks that make your pancakes look small April 13th 2013 Saturday, 13th April - Day Ten: Franz Josef to Westport 281km (169 miles) continuing up Hwy 6 along the Tasman Sea coastline where vast and muddy deltas head out to the Tasman Sea, past Hokitika, the “Jade Capital of the World” and a delightful tourist town with Opossum and Pauna shops (known elsewhere as abalone shell). This is also dairy country where a high percentage of dried milk produ ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Hokitika The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more
Over five years ago and 78,000 miles later, we are still so enthused about traveling through North America, that we’ll continue as long as possible. Our home is a lovely 36’ 5th wheel trailer pulled by “Rex”, our F350 one ton pick-up truck.
We’ve had some amazing trips, spent months with our families who live thousands of miles apart, made wonderful friends and seen spectacular scenery from the east coast to the west. There’s so much to see and do that we can’t stop now.
But, ahead of us a different kind of adventure awaits; a two month tour of New Zealand and Australia. ... full info