Category Archives: New Zealand

Milford Sound to Christchurch

The tragic earthquake in Christchurch has overshadowed our last few days in New Zealand. The people we have met here have been some of the friendliest and kindest  I have known. This kindness has enabled them to come together as … Continue reading

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Lake Tekapu & Queenstown

Now heading inland, first to Lake Tekapu then to Wanaka and now arriving in Queenstown where I am writing this. Lake Tekapu is an electric blue glacial lake fringed with mountains and completely untouched apart from the town of lake … Continue reading

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Kaikoura, NZ

The scenery from the interisland ferry as you approach Picton, South Island from Wellington is just stunning. The sea is crystal clear, the mountains pristine, and better still there is little evidence of human activity. On the eastern side some … Continue reading

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North Island, NZ

We are now in Wellington waiting to get the ferry to South Island later this morning. Wellington is a very pleasant city set in a panorama around a large bay. This morning is a perfect sunny morning, and all I … Continue reading

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Auckland, New Zealand

It takes just 3 hours to fly from Fiji to Auckland, New Zealand, so taking a summer break in Fiji is like going to Greece or Spain for northern Europeans. We had a fairly easy drive in from the airport … Continue reading

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