by Jim and Gisela Spires | Apr 23, 2011 | New Zealand-2011
I have tried to paraglide off Bob’s Peak several times but the weather didn’t cooperate. They need a perfect balance of wind on top of and down the mountain. Before we left for dinner the Greens and I signed up for the paragliding on the next morning. We...
by Doug and Linda Stoudt | Apr 23, 2011 | New Zealand-2011
After our group met with the Wagonmaster for 8 am travel day briefing, we left Te Anau for Queensland. The road to Queensland had spectacular scenery similar to Cabot’s Trail in Nova Scotia, Canada. Fantasy’s detailed trip log and the GPS that came with our RV...
by Jim and Gisela Spires | Apr 22, 2011 | New Zealand-2011, Video
Today on an excursion to the countryside, our Fantasy group steams across beautiful Lake Wakatipu aboard the vintage TSS Earnslaw. We learn from the crew that this ship was built in 1912 and is the last coal burning passenger steam ship in the southern...
by Jim and Gisela Spires | Apr 21, 2011 | New Zealand-2011
Kawarau Gorge Bridge, the place where AJ Hackett invented bungee jumping. One lady on our Fantasy tour stepped up and took the plunge! Way to go Netta!...
by Doug and Linda Stoudt | Apr 21, 2011 | New Zealand-2011
April 20, 2011 – Trip briefing at 8AM –short drive with many places to see along the way. First stop was Arrowtown with a restoration of a Chinese settlement where Chinese gold miners struggled to eke out a living in the mid-1800s. The ladies had ample time to shop...
by Jim and Gisela Spires | Apr 20, 2011 | New Zealand-2011
Today we will arrive at Franz Josef, a small village not far from the famous Westland National Park and glaciers. The Waiho River starts at the Franz Josef Glacier, runs through the village and drains into the mighty Tasman Sea. Since it was a short drive, we took...
