Twizel – Thatcuriousone

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28 Sep 2024

Day 8 – Accidental Off Roading

349km driven Today we say goodbye to the mountains and make our way towards Christchurch. Another long travel day which started with a stop at Lake Pukaki. It was a little overcast at the start of today, which meant that the lake didn’t have its bright turquoise shine, but the sight was beautiful nonetheless. We […]

26 Sep 2024

Day 6 – Today, New Zealand is Closed

Emails have told us that at this stage, we should be boarding a helicopter and visiting the peak of Mount Cook today, but looking outside this morning makes me second guess that optimism. Until we know for sure, it’s all systems go! This morning we had a short walk planned, but we sort of messed […]

25 Sep 2024

Day 5 – Headed North

378km driven Today is our biggest drive of the trip, where we’re leaving Te Anau and snaking our way through Arrowtown, Wanaka and landing about half way up the south island in Twizel, which is pretty much a full day of driving. Tomorrow is planned as our heli-hike day on Mount Cook, but that is […]