We made it! It’s been a long 26 hours, but we are finally here. It was an exciting trip- much more...

Most of places we are staying are only two or three hours apart, so getting from place to place is...

We stayed at the Glentanner Holiday resort on the North side of Lake Pukaki, about 20 minutes from...

We wanted to stay in Queenstown a relatively long time as there are many trails nearby. Places...

The Church Restaurant Not many choices for food in Manapouri, but the hiking as expected is good....

Most hikers will start the Milford trek at the Glade house, arriving by boat. Tim decided to do a...

Milford Sound & Bowen Falls We started our day with a 2 hour cruise through the sound out to...

Mount Judah Trail Deb and I went on the Mount Judah trail today. A little mix up at the start, as...

Date night! (deb comment here…”Wait! What!? You never told ME it was a date night!”) We walked...

We will be in Makarora for about a week, but then we will have to backtrack. Had to modify our...

We stayed our week in Dunedin near the Warehouse district. This city which proudly boasts New...

We are now in Arthur’s Pass, an area tucked into a mountain pass in the central region....

On our way to St Arnaud’s, we drive along the west coast. We haven’t been on this side of...

Tim’s sister, Sue, and her husband, Mike, have arrived from Madison, Wisconsin. Mike and Sue also...

View from our bedroom window at Linkwater. On Friday we checked out of our Tata beach home, and...

Havelock home After saying goodbye to Mike and Sue, Tim and I headed to Havelock for a one week...

Finally finished our time on the South Island. We drove to Picton, and drove our car on the ferry...

Our 2 weeks in Auckland pass quickly. We are happy to be staying in a modern, clean apartment with...