Queenstown, New Zealand Last night, planning for our day of rest on Sunday, we figured a nice restful cruise on […]

Queenstown, New Zealand “Queenstown? Three hours tops,” offered the nice lady at the Haast River Top 10 Holiday Park this

Haast, New Zealand Have a copy of our itinerary handy? Check it out. What does it say for Friday, November

Hokitika, New Zealand Just when I thought tonight I’d have to report our first ho-hum day, not a terrible day,

Hokitika, New Zealand Our proprietress in Christchurch knocked on our door this morning and said, “We’re having a Northwestern wind

Christchurch, New Zealand It’s easy to forget that New Zealand lies atop an active thermal hot spot, part of the

Kaikoura, New Zealand Lunch, that is. I gave all my lunch over the side into the South Pacific Ocean. It

Renwick, New Zealand . . . So the grapes will grow and they can make more wine. (Apologies to Dean

Renwick, New Zealand By google.maps.com it’s about two and a half hours driving time from Abel Tasman to Renwick, our

Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand Well, part of it anyway. The day’s plan was pretty simple: up at 7,

Marahau, New Zealand By any measure this is turning into a foodie expedition. And when I say any measure, I

Wellington, New Zealand We spent the day doing traditional touristy stuff in Wellington, the capitol of New Zealand. A fair