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Travel Blogs from Blenheim
Blenheim (wine tasting)
... see the attached image). Looking back, it was funny that we rode 2 hours in the wrong direction... it's certainly a good way of us remembering Blenheim. The day was a very different wine tasting experience to our very drunken one in Cape Town that's for sure!
That evening we felt so sorry for ourselves that we treated ourselves to dinner out. We must have looked so funny hobbling down the high street to the restaurant because neither of us could walk properly. All for a drop of wine! ...
The beauties of the world right here NZ.
... foliage covered mountains and humungous lake set before my eyes. A quick nip into the Salmon farm bought the best tasting fresh smoked Salmon i have ever tasted so it was rather a spoilt lunch with salmon baguette sandwich. Awww yum and then tomorrow a nice salmon omlette to set up ready for more hiking. I love the roads over here they have singular bridges made of wood which are so narrow but make for beautiful camera shots. Passing over one the mountains started to open up and show ...
Traveling North to Blenheim
... above most of the passengers on the left side. We also had to pick up Darlene, the member of our group who had to be air cared to the hospital because she had a bleeding ulcer.
We all then had lunch back the Arctic Museum while the bus was repaired. It was a minor fix, so our schedule was not delayed too long. We made a few bathroom stops, one in a town called Cheviot (small world) and then we stopped at a small town ...
Tolle Wanderungen & Westküste!
... in Hamburg :), und den besten frischen Burger Neuseelands, der wirklich riesig war! Ein sehr leckerer windiger Tag also :)
Auf dem Weg zum Bus am naechsten Tages schuettete es in Stroemen, was mir jedoch nichts ausmachte, da die Fahrt zu dem, fuer seinen nah gelegenen Gletscher beruehmten, Oertchen Franz Josef mit Pausen 8 Stunden dauern wuerde und ich somit gemuetlich vom Bus aus die Landschaft mit den vielen grossen und vor allem auch schmaleren Wasserfaellen ...
Arriving On The South Island.
... so the views weren’t as stunning as they usually are but that didn’t matter as we are going to get to see so many stunning sights over the next few weeks.
Arriving to find Lynn from our hostel waiting outside for us was a nice sight. We grabbed out bags and then jumped in to the van for the short drive to the hostel with her pointing out a must visit bakery along the way. We are going to ...