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Milford Sound - Night 97

My bus for the Milford Sound left the Pinewood Resort at 8:00. We wove around town to various hostels and hotels, eventually filling the bus with daytrippers (not the Beatles’ kind). The Milford Sound is not all that far from Queenstown, as the crow flies, however jagged peaks, retreating...

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exumenius on January 15, 2008 from Te Anau, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

Rained Out - Night 96

The weather this morning was dour, perfectly matching my mood. Despite the early night and plenty of sleep I felt incredibly sluggish and ornery. Travel seems to amplify my moods, both up and down. I took a long walk along the lake to set my mind at ease. The destination was the old (though...

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exumenius on January 14, 2008 from Te Anau, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

Poo pub, possom pie and glacier climbing

Our first stop on the Kiwi Experience bus was Lake Maninapua where we stayed at the curiously named Poo pub - a traditional west coast country pub with a crazy old man owner. We were told two hours before that in the evening there would be a fancy dress night so, given the short notice we...

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Sean, Karl & Dan on January 14, 2008 from Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Around the world in 180 days...

Up the Ben Lomond Trail - Night 95

After a bit of running around town I finally managed to come up with a map of local day hikes to be done. My preference was to get high up into The Remarkables, the eponymous, craggy range across the lake from town; however, I was informed by the guides at both track transport places that...

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exumenius on January 13, 2008 from Te Anau, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

Arriving in Queenstown - Night 94

The magic bus was not set to roll through Wanaka until 2pm, so I spent the morning relaxing at the Purple Cow. Reading in the sun with a cooling breeze coming down from the snowfields of Mt. Aspriring and across Lake Wanaka time seems to float on by. I’d be lying if I told you that there...

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exumenius on January 12, 2008 from Te Anau, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

Abel Tasman - the long way around!

Cheers family and friends! We are finally back from our 5 day tramp, but we ended up making it a two part adventure. We started the track on Sunday and planned to walk the entire track through to Thursday. But the weather took a nasty turn on the second evening and after two nights...

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TwoSouls on January 12, 2008 from Takaka, New Zealand

from the travel blog: New Zealand: Santa Wears Burmudas

World tour half-way point celebration

We flew into Christchurch, booked ourselves onto the Kiwi Experience bus for two days later and spent the rest of the day exploring the city (which is essentially a nice English town). As it was the halfway point of our six months of travelling the world, and the hostel bar was serving double...

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Sean, Karl & Dan on January 12, 2008 from Christchurch, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Around the world in 180 days...

A Piece of New Zealand Dies - Night 93

Arguably the most famous Kiwi in all of the world passed away this morning. Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to climb Everest (along with the Sherpa Tenzing) and the first to drive a motor vehicle to the South Pole, dead at the age of 88. According to many, he exemplified all that New...

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exumenius on January 11, 2008 from Te Anau, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

Welcome to the Otago - Night 92

Our journey today took us down the narrow coastal highway down to the town of Haast, the southernmost town on the west coast of New Zealand. After this, the land gives way to the Fjordland national park, an area no self-respecting engineer would even dream of building a road. The way to...

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exumenius on January 10, 2008 from Te Anau, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

Who is Alex Knob? - Night 91

The low, thick clouds nor the hangover were enough to deter me from attempting the Alex Knob hike this morning. I set off on foot down the long road to the trailhead sometime around the 8am hour. About halfway down the 5km road an elderly Australian couple pulled over and offered me a ride to...

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exumenius on January 9, 2008 from Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

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