Kiwis Fly the Coop have had our wings clipped for the past few months. We’ve been undertaking a building project in Te Anau so we’ve been confined to the Southland area while the project has been progressing. We had our eyes set on taking a roadie to the Canterbury region. Canterbury Bound JB Caravans was […]
It has only been 3 weeks since our last stint in Fiordland. When mother nature provides us with a window of opportunity weatherwise, it is only fair we oblige and pay another visit to Cascade Creek in Fiordland National Park. Previous Visits to Fiordland You could say that we are ‘frequent flyers’ when it comes […]
It isn’t our first time exploring the fabulous Fiordland National Park….and it won’t be the last. It was Time to Revisit Fiordland Although we’ve been in and out of the Fiordland National Park on day trips, it was way back in July 2020 that we last stayed at Cascade Creek DoC Camp. Needless to say, […]
Mavora is certainly one of those places we’re happy to go back to. Revisiting Mavora gives us a ‘reset’ and a chance to completely unplug from the world. Because we’ve ‘been there done that,’ on more than one occasion when camping out at Mavora, we treated this visit as an opportunity to hone the Art […]
It’s such an unusual name – Fortrose. There just has to be some history to it, surely! Where is Fortrose? After breaking camp at Waikouaiti Beach (see the previous blog) we had to head south to Invercargill for some ‘life admin’. We had a night to fill in first so decided to stop over at […]
The Catlins was an area we were ‘itching’ to get to explore. Okay, COVID 19 made us delay our trip, but we eventually had a window of opportunity to start our voyage of discovery. The Catlins is a spectacular coastal stretch between Invercargill and Balclutha. It has a rugged and untouched beauty that is quite […]
After exploring Milford Road (see the previous blog), we stopped off a Te Anau to decide our next destination. We have been wanting to get to Mavora Lakes for a long time. Located in Southland, Mavora Lakes epitomizes solitude, remoteness yet still easily accessible. It has an impressive landscape of serene lakes, wide-open tussock grasslands […]
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 […]
Finishing our Road Trip We continued on with our journey from Manapouri, ending up in the tourist mecca of Queenstown. It was bustling with tourists which gave it a party atmosphere despite the changeable and rather cooler weather. Pinot and Hiking Not both at the same time! Central Otago make some of the best […]
Visiting Family Southland bound – We heading south to visit family and to take the opportunity for a road trip around the bottom of the south and ending back up to Queenstown. Invercargill was our destination for family catch up and then we headed to ‘lands end’ before taking in the views around Lake Manapouri and […]