We wanted to squeeze in one more hike in New Zealand’s beautiful South Island. During our Routeburn hike, we had traveled through both Mount Aspiring and Fiordland National Parks. For our final New Zealand hike we chose the Rob Roy Glacier in Mount Aspiring National Park. It is a 10k ... Read More
I woke early excited to start the Milford Track, labeled as one of the "finest walks in the world". The area is a rainforest that had been carved by glaciers, leaving a 600 feet plus deep Lake Te Anau. [caption id="attachment_1814" align="alignleft" width="300"] Boat from Te Anua ... Read More
Let the race to the bottom bunk begin. One thing we learned from our previous "Great Walk" is to make sure you get to the hut early enough to secure a bottom bunk, at least for us older less flexible folks :). On our first walk at Lake Waikeremoana, we ended up on the third level of bunks the ... Read More
Our excursions from Christchurch, New Zealand took us to Aoraki/Mount Cook, Aoraki being the Maori name and of course Mt. Cook after Captain James Cook. It is in the Southern Alps which stretch the length of the South Island. and is the highest point in the country over 3700m (12,000+ ... Read More