Friday, February 15, 2008

Off to New Zealand

Billy and I leave for Christchurch tonight, so we will not be blogging for 2 weeks (unless we get internet access, I suppose!)... We'll be traveling with Bob and Carolyn. Here's a quick look at our itinerary:

Day 1 - Christchurch
Day 2 - TranzAlpine train from Christchurch (east coast) to Greymouth (west coast), and drive south to the glaciers
Day 3 - Hike the Franz Josef Glacier
Day 4 - Drive from the glacier to Queenstown, with stop in Wanaka
Day 5 - Queenstown... bungee jumping?!
Day 6 - Queenstown... lugeing?! And Drive to Te Anau
Day 7 - Start a 2 day kayak trip in Doubtful Sound (guided tour)
Day 9 - Take a Boat tour of the Milford Sound
Day 10 - Start a 4 day hike - the Kepler Track
Day 14 - Leave Te Anau and drive to the Catlins, possible trip to Stewart Island
Day 15 - Drive from Catlins to Dunedin
Day 16 - We fly back to Melbourne from Dunedin

So lots of fun -- and a fully packed itinerary. It's amazing how many things we still have to skip on a 2 week trip of the south island. We're missing the north island entirely! But that just gives us a reason to return...

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