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Well what did you expect at this time in the morning, sorry Mrs Fogg better pull out that pop-up Maori Warrior But the whole Milford experience after the 5 hour bus journey was cracking. Mrs Fogg will divulge all the … Continue reading
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Up at real silly o clock this morning for the 6 hour drive in a bus, absolutely knackered. I think I’ll need a holiday after this one to recover. Here’s hoping Milford sound is worth this extra effort. Let you … Continue reading
And here we are in Queenstown atop the Skyline tower after doing 2 more Luge.runs before finding beer. Mrs Fogg has excelled on the hotel front with the Queenstown Bates Morel, aptly named “Amityville Hotel on the Hill”. Queenstown from … Continue reading
Unlike Ava Gardener, my little Bare Foot Contessa did actually go barefoot on the 2km hike from the restaurant in the centre of Wanaka to the B&B we are staying at. Granted a Ninja she ain’t given the howls of … Continue reading
After a wonderful rest at the “Top 10” in Haast (which appears to be the Kiwi equivalent of the American KOA campgrounds). We did try the hot tub briefly last night to ease the Glacier calves, however the hot tub … Continue reading
Remember the tale of our luggage? No, Well to recap we found a cheap place online, ordered them for next day delivery then nothing (but they took the dosh). We chased them, silence, no emails, no calls, nuffin. So we … Continue reading
So to continue, up at 7am (did someone mention we were on holiday), checkout of the superb Alpine Motor Lodge and round to get suited and booted for the glacier walk. After donning rubber over trousers, hiking boots and socks, … Continue reading
This is just part of the hike across the Franz Josef Glacier this morning. Talk about tiring and strenuous, but we did it. Now where’s that hot tub to chill in, eh? Fran Josef Glacier, pah from here. [geo_mashup_save_location lat=”-43.3889″ … Continue reading
Yup at 8.45am (NZ time), we will start our trek up Franz Josef Glacier. Oh Boy, cold, wet and tired will we be? Well for starters it’s chilly and tipping it down, so there’s two out of three before we … Continue reading
Yey Franz Josef in the pouring rain, but who cares. Booked into the Alpines Motor Lodge and upgraded FOC (nice), we wombled down to the Hot Pools, where there are 3 public baths (36, 38 and 40 degrees) and then … Continue reading