New Zealand’s Glorious West Coast, or is it?

Before we left New Zealand’s South Island, Jackie and I drove long it’s west coast. We had heard from a friend who had been here recently (thanks Paul) that the west coast of the South Island is pretty special, so we were eager to see it for ourselves.We didn’t quite see what we had expected.Driving...

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Jet Boats and a Helicopter

Well, I am a few days behind with my posting. Finding accommodation with good internet service at a reasonable cost has been a challenge, so I have concentrated on eating and drinking, instead of posting!We stayed in Wanaka in the centre of the South Island and had a terrific view of the lake from...

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Driving in New Zealand

I wasn’t sure what driving in New Zealand would be like.The roads are generally very good. They are well maintained with good surfaces. The aggregate used in the roads is much more coarse than in Europe and I am sure tyres would wear out faster here in NZ. Road rash in NZ would be much worse than...

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Stunning Milford Sound

We had been looking forward to seeing one of New Zealand’s highlights, Milford Sound. The drive to get there from our overnight stop was very dramatic, with low clouds shielding the mountains we were driving through. At one point the clouds were very dark and created a strange light over the landscape....Eventually...

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