We enjoyed and appreciated our leisurely morning with our own breakfast provisions in our two-bedroom apartment with the million-dollar view.
At 10:40, Milton was picked up by Pete (”everyone calls me ‘Pops’) for a day of funyaking (basically an inflatable two-person canoe). Pops was indeed a character: a weathered, long-haired Australian in […]

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We awoke just before our wake-up call from Lawrence at the Queenstown Airport letting us know that though it was a bit windy, the weather was clear enough for us to fly to Te Anau this morning. At 8am, our day of the many modes of travel commenced: […]

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We reveled in our spacious apartment all morning, catching up on various things and enjoying a room service breakfast. We finally set out for town after noon. The town was fun to walk around in, and quite quiet, as this is their low season (between the wild […]

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As promised, it was raining when we awoke, as it had been all night. We had a little breakfast and enjoyed some more edifying conversation with Colin. We then called an audible and packed up, checked out and hit the road, as this was just not the […]

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We awoke from a great sleep here in the wilderness. Breakfast was fine, and at least we could sit at our own table. Though it was cloudy, Barbara at the front desk said that it was supposed to clear later but would probably rain tomorrow, so if […]

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Enjoyed a lovely breakfast en suite (bluenose hash w/poached eggs, fruit) then taxied over to the train station and boarded the TransAlpine for Greymouth.
The ride was 4 1/2 hours, with one short stop in the middle at Arthur’s Pass to get off and stretch our legs and […]

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We attempted to use this down day to catch up on some phone calls for our future travel plans, but some things are just better handled back in the U.S. We headed out to explore the town, stopping first at the Parkroyal hotel for brunch. We sat […]

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Another lovely breakfast with Shelly and Neil, this time with a pancake that was more like a baked cake, topped with various fresh fruits and whipped cream.
We said our goodbyes and headed off, choosing the coast route. We first passed back through the wonderful woods we’d […]