RSSChristchurch
Wednesday, July 14th, 2004 Posted in Activities, Culture, Travel | No Comments »Christ Church Cathedral lies at the heart of Christchurch, an ode to the religion of the English settlers in this region. The church itself is quite the tourist stop nowadays, and includes a gift shop and cafe. Christchurch is the ...
Lake Tekapo
Tuesday, July 13th, 2004 Posted in Lodging, Scenery, Travel | No Comments »Lake Tekapo is a glacier-formed lake north of Mount Cook National Park. The lakes in this region contain rock flour from the nearby mountains, giving them a beautiful turqouise color, making the very clear sky and the water almost the ...
Mount Cook
Tuesday, July 13th, 2004 Posted in Activities, Scenery, Travel | No Comments »Mt. Cook is the highest mountain in Astralasia, at 3755 meters. After hearing stories of wind and rain, I arrived on a sunny day. Not a cloud was to be seen, and the wind was nonexistant. I had to find ...
Queenstown, Part 2
Thursday, July 8th, 2004 Posted in Activities, Scenery, Travel | No Comments »Back to Queenstown, a place fit for the Queen of England, or so early explorers thought. One first task upon my return was to acquire a frisbee golf disc and get a course map. The local disc selection was very ...
Doubtful Sound
Thursday, July 8th, 2004 Posted in Activities, Scenery, Travel | No Comments »The Doubtful Sound trip was a good bargain for the price (got a winter rate), as it was a 9 hour journey. Doubtful Sound was originally called Doubtful Harbor by early NZ explorer John Cook, who thought it doubtful that ...
Te Anau
Thursday, July 8th, 2004 Posted in Scenery, Travel | No Comments »Te Anau is the gateway city to Fiordland, and is quite scenic itself, with Lake Te Anau nearby and lots of mountains in the background. I planned to stay three days there, and ended up extending it to five when ...
