Around the World in Many Days, VI: New Zealand
Having reached the northwest coast of the south island on the afternoon of the 1st of March and already in possession of a preset date --- the 6th --- to ferry over to the north island, we had but four and a half days to cover the whole of the northern third of the south island. Nowhere near enough, and even more so since we both happened to have got a nifty case of the common cold and chose to rest a bit more than our usual.
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[New Zealand] Chapter LXII: In which a slight glimpse is had of the north of the south island
March 01, 2018
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The north of the south island, New Zealand, 1-6 March 2018
Having reached the northwest coast of the south island on the afternoon of the 1st of March and already in possession of a preset date --- the 6th --- to ferry over to the north island, we had but four and a half days to cover the whole of the northern third of the south island. Nowhere near enough, and even more so since we both happened to have got a nifty case of the common cold and chose to rest a bit more than our usual.
Still, we saw what we saw --- bizarre layered rock formations at Pancake Rocks, a sea lion colony at Cape Foulwind, dense secondary forests and gigantic limestone arches at Oparara Basin, New Zealand's longest (and possibly narrowest and flimsiest) swingbridge at Buller Gorge Swingbridge, and beautiful scenery throughout, especially along the Lower Buller Gorge and Queen Charlotte Sound scenic drives --- and the rest will have to wait for a future trip --- or forever.
Onward to the north island.
Accommodations:
- "Utopia Retreat" holiday house, Westport (4 nights; superb)
- Courtney's Airbnb unit at 33 Milton Terrace, Picton (1 night; ok)
Photo captions: (a-k) Pancake Rocks; (l-q) Cape Foulwind; (r-mm) Oparara Basin; (nn-oo) along Lower Buller Gorge; (pp-rr) Buller Gorge Swingbridge (and grounds); (ss-vv) along Queen Charlotte Sound
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[New Zealand] Chapter LVII: In which we do not come face to face with an erupting volcano
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[New Zealand] Chapter LVIII: In which we run great risk of getting seasick
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[New Zealand] Chapter LIX: In which we find out that, even at the antipodes, friends might find you
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[New Zealand] Chapter LX: In which Milford Sound becomes outrageously long
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[New Zealand] Chapter LXI: During which we cross the Southern Alps
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[New Zealand] Chapter LXII: In which a slight glimpse is had of the north of the south island
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[New Zealand] Chapter LXIII: In which N and R and car travel by the Interislander ferry
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[New Zealand] Chapter LXIV: In which we undergo, at a speed of 100 km/h, a course of Kiwi geology
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[New Zealand] Chapter LXV: In which nobody succeeds in making us want to listen to tour guides
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[New Zealand] Chapter LXVI: In which incidents are narrated which are to be met most anywhere
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Summary of Part VI and Onwards to the Epilogue
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