Here's our itinerary and some comments. Click on a picture to go to the Album.Then
click on each Thumbnail picture to see an enlargement.
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Auckland - our start and end point |
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Oamaru - Yellow Eyed Penguins and Blue Penguin Colony. No
pictures were allowed of Blue Penguin colony. See pictures for more details. |
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Auckland - Kelly Tarltons Undersea Adventure |
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Dunedin - Speights Brewery Tour and Cadbury Candy Tour. No pictures
allowed at Cadbury, just lots of samples! |
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Our Campervan and parks |
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Te Anau |
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Taupo - We visited geyser area called Craters of the Moon and Huka Falls
where we were able to watch as they opened the dam to let water out |
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Doubtful Sound - tour from Te Anau - a bus, small boat, another large
bus and then a large boat. On return got to see underground power station |
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Ferry Crossing -Wellington to Picton on South Island and later the reverse.
After you park your vehicle on the ferry, you go to lounges during the
voyage. They also have cafes. |
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Queenstown - High adrenelin town. Rode Gondola, Luge, Jet Boats and
Al did Bungy jump |
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Kaikoura - didn't get to do much, seas were too rough for Whale watching
and swimming with dolphins. Tours were cancelled. |
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Franz Joseph Town and Glacier. Took helicopter ride to see both Franz
Joseph Glacier and Fox Glacier. |
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Christchurch pictures from Gondola ride to top of mountain |
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Greymouth - stopped at Shantytown, an old replica of a mining town |
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Christchurch Wildlife Park |
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Stopped in Nelson but no pictures, just rested. |
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Christchurch Antarctic Adventure |
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Picton - Last stop on South Island. Hair raising drive to get there
from Nelson through a very mountainous pass. |