QueenstownTrip to QueenstownWe sleep in and get a late start from Te Anau. It is about a two hour drive to Queenstown. It is cool and overcast.We make a scenic lookout stop at the Devil’s Staircase. It is a pretty view but I can’t figure out why they call it the Devil’s Staircase for the life of me.Queenstown is a really lovely small town in the mountains, perched at …
Milford Sound MagicEglinton Valley LookoutToday we are doing a cruise on Milford Sound. It is a 1 3/4 hour drive from Te Anau not including time for the many gorgeous stops along the way in Fiordland National Park.Our first stop is Eglinton Valley Lookout. Truly spectacular. This is where they shot some of the Fellowship of the Rings…Misty Mountains.Mirror Lakes, Lake Gunn and Pops LookoutThe next stop is Mirror …
Te Anau Glow Worm CavesToitu Settlers MuseumIt is raining this morning in Dunedin. .We have breakfast at our Airbnb and head out to see the world’s steepest street, Baldwin Street. We go up but it just doesn’t seem steep enough except for the driveway at the end of the street which was downright horrifying.While heading to the Toitu Settlers Museum, I look up the pictures on line and John …
Penguins, Seals, Sea Lions and SheepMaori Rock DrawingsWe wake up more rested today… Yeah!Our first unplanned stop is to see the Maori Rock Drawings at Takiroa. John is very excited by the drawings, I am excited by all the birds nests in the limestone. Elephant RocksThe next stop is a field of 25 million year old humungous limestone boulders called Elephant Rocks. This was the area used to film Aslan’s …