by Doug and Linda Stoudt | Apr 19, 2011 | New Zealand-2011
Left Franz Joseph at 8:30 AM towards Westport with many nice views driving and walking through the rainforest and along the ocean. We stopped at Bushmans Centre Café and took some pictures of animals and were amused by his posters. The guy had quite a sense of...
by Jim and Gisela Spires | Apr 19, 2011 | New Zealand-2011
Enroute to Westport we made a stop to see this amazing rock formation on the Tasman Sea. There’s a very nice 30 minute walk on a paved path that tells you about the flora, fauna and rock formations. These ‘pancakes’ were formed out of sandstone that...
by Jim and Gisela Spires | Apr 17, 2011 | New Zealand-2011
We load the ferry today at Picton. Our Fantasy group has completed New Zealand’s south island. Portion of the tour. So, it is off on our three hour ferry journey across Cook’s Strait which is one of New Zealand most spectacular cruises. Even though the cloudy sky...
by Jim and Gisela Spires | Apr 16, 2011 | New Zealand-2011, Video
It has been raining steady for the past few days. We are on our way to Taupo on New Zealand’s North Island. This part of New Zealand is hilly and one popular sight for motorist is the beautiful Waipunga Falls. We are delighted with a abundance of water flowing down...
by Doug and Linda Stoudt | Apr 15, 2011 | New Zealand-2011
We left CG at 7:45am to arrive at River Boat Cruise by 8:20 – very nice ride up Huka River. Our guide, Dave, was very knowledgeable about the wildlife, geothermal power plant, history and vegetation along the river. Got back to the dam just in time to see them open...
by Doug and Linda Stoudt | Apr 15, 2011 | New Zealand-2011
We left a very wet Napier campground shortly after our 8 AM trip briefing for a short drive to Lake Taupo. We stopped at Waipunga Fall, about halfway, where we were greeted with blue sky and a very picturesque waterfall. Rather than going directly to our RV Park when...
