I have finally decided not to try and write about all of our adventures… sorry. Anyhow, as you can see in the pictures below, we tackled the Abel Tasman Coastal Track. I could write on and on about all of the natural wonder and beauty that we experienced while hiking on this track, but instead [...]
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Swimming? Outside? In the middle of winter? You’ve got to be kidding… unless you’re swimming in a hot creek! Yes, this creek is geothermal and sits pretty at about 100 degrees Fahrenheit all year. You can’t see the steam rising in this picture, but it was. This is one of the few 100% natural geothermal [...]
We have officially entered the “Geothermal Area” of New Zealand, where boiling pools, gurgling mud pits, geysers, and rainbow-colored volcanic craters can pop up anywhere (side of the road, someone’s backyard, middle of a sheep pasture, etc.). It could also be described as the part that could blow up and kill the entire population at [...]
Okay, bear with me those of you who are not LOTR fans. Here is the volcano that was used as Mt. Doom (though obviously the filming took place at a different time of year). I am convinced that the lava in the movie was computer generated, as the volcano has not erupted in years . [...]
Here is Paul in the waterfront district of Wellington, the capital city. They have loads of public art along the waterfront, making it a great place to roam. We enjoyed impeccable hospitality in Wellington from the Webbs, friends of my Timber Lane teammate, Chris. I would have loved to stay longer to explore this interesting [...]
Paul took this great shot during our ferry crossing. In the foreground is the northernmost tip of the Marlborough Sounds on the South Island… in the background is the North Island! It is quite a difficult crossing for boats to make, but we had good weather and it wasn’t too bumpy. It takes 3.5 hours [...]
Although we made it in two days no problem, we were a bit exhausted by the end of the hike!
Here’s another great shot of our Abel Tasman trip… on the beach at sunset. See the shadows?
So, New Zealand has a collection of great and not-too-difficult hikes called the Great Walks. One of them is called the Abel Tasman Coastal Track, which Paul and I decided to tackle over two days. It usually takes 3-4 days, including lots of time to stop and bathe at the golden sand beaches. We figured [...]
After Te Anau we headed to the tourist capital of New Zealand. Well, it is at least the extreme sporting capital. Queenstown is a skiing town where people got bored during the summer and invented a weird and wacky sport by the name of bungee jumping… Yes, it is the ancestral home to bungee and [...]
