Penguins, Seals, Sea Lions and Sheep

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 …

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Christchurch to Mount Cook

Christchurch to Mount CookEarly Flight to ChristchurchWe are up at 3:25am in our Auckland hotel and back to the airport for our 6:20am flight to Christchurch.By 8:30am we have landed, collected our luggage and acquired our rental car. Today we are driving from Christchurch to Twizel with stops on the way. New Zealand drives on the left, as did Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia all courtesy of the British Empire.The …

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