Category Archives: New Zealand

For our first day by the glaciers we hiked the trail to Robert’s Point. The trail was listed as taking 5 hours and 20 mins round trip which turned out to be almost exactly right. The trail took us down … Continue reading →

The previous days rain had cleared and the skies were clear. The day for traveling back to the west coast was promising. After breakfast we packed our still wet tent and headed off. It was still a little chilly at … Continue reading →

The rain didn’t let up until mid afternoon and the day stayed cold enough to allow our breath to mist. Quite a surprise after the blisteringly hot previous day. We never left the campsite. Just read and solved problems. I … Continue reading →

As we were feeling a little under the weather but needful for some exercise we ended up driving part of the way to our desired destination. Rather than having to climb 800m we left ourselves about 250m to do. Even … Continue reading →

In a way we feel like we’re sailing again. It’s not due to the ground moving beneath us, although it does. It’s the weather. We were on the west coast but are now on the east coast due to the … Continue reading →