Category: mountains

Day 11: On the road again Dunedin, New Zealand Dunedin, New Zealand We left a very cold Te Anau in the morning to arrive in a very warn Dunedin mid-afternoon. We took the 94 hghway back to Mossburn, where the turn off to Queenstown is, and continued through Lumsden...

Day 7: Queenstown Queenstown, New Zealand Queenstown, New Zealand Wanaka, like Greymouth, was a stopover on the way somewhere else, but somewhere I could quite happily have spent more time. Today we had to get to Queenstown, which was only about an hour away, for another two-night stay. Our...

Day 5: Flying high Fox Glacier, New Zealand Fox Glacier, New Zealand We’d picked up a brochure for the glacier helicopter flights from the motel reception when we checked in last night. The motel has a deal with one of the companies, so their prices were a little cheaper...

Day 4: More ways to get yourself killed in NZ Fox Glacier, New Zealand Fox Glacier, New Zealand For most of our trip we’ve tried to make sure that following the longer driving days we have two nights at the next destination. This wasn’t the case this time, because...

Day 3: Crossing the mountains Greymouth, New Zealand Greymouth, New Zealand Today was the first of our long drives, from Christchurch right across to the other side of the island to Greymouth. We had breakfast and then set off across the Canterbury plains on the Great Alpine Highway (Highway...

So we made it to Dove Lake, along with every other tourist in the park and, even though it was windy, we decided we’d attempt the Dove Lake Circuit. It’s recommended that you do the circuit clockwise. Unlike other walks we’ve done recently, we saw this sign so decided...

This morning the weather looked better, but that was just an illusion, and by the time we’d had breakfast, it was looking pretty ordinary. Juniordwarf was thrilled with the all-you-can-eat buffet style breakfast. He said to Slabs, ‘you didn’t tell me about this!’ and Slabs had replied that he’d...

If you know anything about Tasmania, you’ll probably have heard of Cradle Mountain.  It’s one of our most well-known landmarks and is a hugely popular area for visitors. I’d not been there since I was in high school (so you know, about 12 years ago), when our family spent...

This morning we had breakfast in Sheffield before having a last look at the murals and heading for Tasmazia and the Village of Lower Crackpot, about 15 minutes away in the wonderfully named Promised Land. On the way I insisted we stop to take photos of Mt Roland. It’s...