Stay and Play in Geraldine We were keen to stay a while in Geraldine and had read some great reviews of the NZMCA CAP (Charges Apply Property) called Peski’s (#7879). Located just a few kilometres from the township, we can understand why it’s so popular. There’s loads of flat level areas and easy access for […]
What’s Invercargill Famous For? We want to pay homage to Invercargill so here are a few interesting facts you may not know: First and foremost, it’s Scotty’s hometown, yes, he is your quintessential “Southern Man”, and yes, he does drink Speights (I had to put this top of the list of course). It is the […]
We are so spoilt for choice when it comes to cycle trails throughout New Zealand. The Clutha Gold Cycle Trail is one such trail that has been on our radar for a while. The Logistics When you start researching cycle trails, logistics come into play. There are decisions to make on how you want to […]
When you travel through or around the Otago region, chances are, you will, or want to travel through Lawrence. The township sits in the Tuapeka district. Click here to read our previous blog on Punting at Tuapeka Mouth. With a population of around 500 permanent residents, it is conveniently located on SH8, the main route […]
After spending the Christmas and New Year with family in Invercargill, it was time to hit the road again and Tuapeka Mouth was in our sights. Click here to read about our stay in Riverton pre-Christmas. Where is Tuapeka Mouth! Located about 126km north of Invercargill is the Tuapeka Mouth. It is 33km upriver from […]
Time to Head to Tuatapere After extending our stay at Te Anau (see our blog on Out and About in Te Anau and Doubtful Sound), we decided to gap it to the small settlement of Tuatapere. The next morning, we woke to more torrential rain in Te Anau. We waited it out to see if […]
I’ve taken a different tact with this blog – a bit different to my updates on our southern sojourn. It’s difficult times for many as New Zealand moved into Level Four Lockdown, to dig deep, to save lives of Kiwis. We were no different from fellow travellers as we were directed to come off the […]
Doubtful Sound Won the Vote Doubtful Sound came up at a committee meeting one night (Scotty and me), actually, it was more than likely at one of our solitary Happy Hours. We’d been good at keeping track of our travel budget all year. Surely it was time to treat ourselves out of what I like […]
The Village of Te Anau Te Anau township sits on the eastern shores of Lake Te Anau in the Fiordland region. It is a little tourism haven as it lies on the border of Fiordland National Park and is the gateway to nearby Milford and Doubtful Sounds. More on these later in the blog. The […]
This is a shorter blog compared to the previous postings as we had some self-enforced ‘downtime’ in Makarora and Wanaka. Makarora After a few very full-on days at Haast (click on the previous blog HERE), the committee (ie Scotty and I) agreed that we deserved a bit of luxury. We thought a powered site at […]