Archive: Jan 2014
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After a quick stopover in the small village of Moeraki, we then headed to one of the south island’s biggest cities just an hour or so further down the east coast; Dunedin. This was another fleeting visit as we stayed for just the one night before another one-nighter in Invercargill, right at the bottom of […]
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From Lake Tekapo we headed east towards the town of Oamaru and then a little further south to the small village of Moeraki, home to the popular Moeraki boulders. The boulders sit on a beach just off state highway 1 and are subsequently almost always crawling with tourists such as ourselves! The Moeraki Boulders They […]
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On Sunday, we reluctantly said our goodbyes to our new favourite place, Wanaka, and headed back up north a little for a two night stop in Lake Tekapo. Unfortunately, it rained ALL day from start to finish, spoiling many of the views on our journey. However, as we approached the small township of Lake Tekapo, […]
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We left rainy Franz Josef on Thursday to continue our journey down the west coast and onto Wanaka. This drive down state highway 6 was absolutely stunning and by far the most enjoyable journey yet in terms of scenery – it just got better and better as we neared our destination. We were treated to […]
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After our return journey from Christchurch on the TranzAlpine scenic train, we continued our path down the west coast from Greymouth down to the small township of Franz Josef. It’s a very small place that revolves around the tourism that the Franz Josef Glacier brings to the area. Unfortunately, it rained for what seemed the […]
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We had a two night stop in Christchurch, arriving in the south island’s biggest city via the TranzAlpine train at 6pm on Sunday. As the shuttle took us through the city to our accommodation for the first night, we were immediately struck by the extent of the damage still rife throughout the city centre as […]
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