Working NZ plans
8:43 am Sunday, 7 September, 2008
More for me really. Very much a work in progress. I have 34 days left here and I leave from Christchurch.
Auckland - Paihia
3 nights to include Bay of Islands tour and Waitangi Treaty Grounds.
Paihia - Rotorua
3 nights to include geysers, thermal springs etc.
Rotura - Tongariro
5 nights including Alpine Crossing, skiing on Mount Ruapehu. Extra time to recover and for wandering.
Tongariro - Waitomo
2 nights including caves
Waitomo - Wellington
3-5 nights including drinking and wandering
Wellington - Picton through the strait (yay more sea sickness, it sounds like it’s always a rough crossing!)
Uh something towards glaciers on the West coast for a bit. All to be worked on later.
Christchurch then a night or two in Kaikoura for whalewatching before back to CC for flight to Chile.
That’s a pretty good run. The crossing is awlays rough and storms make it diabolical but the cruise in therough teh SOunds is well worth it. Frankly if you survive a plane landing at Wellington you’ll be fine.