The mountains here are just beautiful, we were lucky enough to see the Franz Joseph and Fox
glaciers in all their splendor but our budget didn't allow us to do a heli-hike (helicopter ride onto the glacier then hike across it!) but we hope to be able to come back someday and do this. Milford Sound was a huge highlight for us, we paid out for a boat cruise and were again lucky with the weather, it had been raining the previous day which meant the waterfalls were in full flow, but the sun had returned and the mountains rising out of the fjord looked immense. Dolphins came and jumped out of the water next to the boat and seals were sunbathing on a rock we sailed past.
glaciers in all their splendor but our budget didn't allow us to do a heli-hike (helicopter ride onto the glacier then hike across it!) but we hope to be able to come back someday and do this. Milford Sound was a huge highlight for us, we paid out for a boat cruise and were again lucky with the weather, it had been raining the previous day which meant the waterfalls were in full flow, but the sun had returned and the mountains rising out of the fjord looked immense. Dolphins came and jumped out of the water next to the boat and seals were sunbathing on a rock we sailed past.A couple of days ago we did a wonderful 2 day Tramp in the Catlins region on the South East
coast, it took us along beaches, cliffs with fantastic panoramas, through native brush, over cow and sheep covered fields, past ghost forests and to our first nights lodging - a converted 1920's trolley bus, complete with kitchen and 6 beds! The views were incredible and the weather had been good to us the first day, our legs didn't even hurt too much. The second day however was not so good to us, the rain came overnight and within 10 minutes of walking through a field our trainers were soaked through, oh well only another 3 hours to go! We still made the best of it and kept on smiling and appreciating the nature surrounding us. The sense of adventure and achievement was definitely alive when we got back to the van and I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone!
coast, it took us along beaches, cliffs with fantastic panoramas, through native brush, over cow and sheep covered fields, past ghost forests and to our first nights lodging - a converted 1920's trolley bus, complete with kitchen and 6 beds! The views were incredible and the weather had been good to us the first day, our legs didn't even hurt too much. The second day however was not so good to us, the rain came overnight and within 10 minutes of walking through a field our trainers were soaked through, oh well only another 3 hours to go! We still made the best of it and kept on smiling and appreciating the nature surrounding us. The sense of adventure and achievement was definitely alive when we got back to the van and I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone!We're on our way to Christchurch now and will be hoping to sell the van for a good price, it shouldn't be a problem as it is the middle of high season here (although it so cold at the moment you wouldn't know it!) so there should be plenty of travellers about looking for bargain temporary home!
I'd also like to say a MASSIVE hello to my cricketing buddy Paul Harris who was kind enough to give us a tour of Auckland including lots of the great bars and my old friend Dave House who we met up with at Nelson Lakes and we hijacked the first day of his 2 day tramp. Great to see both you guys and I hope you are still both having a great time.
I'd also like to say a MASSIVE hello to my cricketing buddy Paul Harris who was kind enough to give us a tour of Auckland including lots of the great bars and my old friend Dave House who we met up with at Nelson Lakes and we hijacked the first day of his 2 day tramp. Great to see both you guys and I hope you are still both having a great time.
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DID YOU GET A GOOD PRICE FOR THE VAN BROTHER MAN ?
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