Safari Lodge Invercargill

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Na bijna 3 maanden samen met Sander te hebben gereisd, ben ik alleen naar New Zealand gevlogen. Sander had namelijk tijdens de reis een vakantie geboekt in zijn wereldreis. Zo heeft iedere reiziger wel eens behoefte aan een goede vakantie,

In Auckland zijn vele backpackers. Het was dan ook niet moeilijk e...

After Milford Sound we headed for Invercargill where Shelly and I were to get off the bus and go and stay with Chantelle for the week. We had arranged to get to Invercargill for the 20th December and it was actually the 18th so we decided not to change the plan and just have a couple of days in a hostel in town. That afternoon we went to B...

Having had such a great time in NZ, after summer(??) in the UK we returned to Invercargill for another 9 months or so. Having not lost our enthusiasm for this great country I thought an update for Christmas about some of the sights and events that we have enjoyed might also entertain you.

Historic Marathon in Invercargill

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Today didnt go off to a good start when I couldnt find the itinerary booklet. I have no idea where it went, I think it must have fallen out the car at some point, slightly annoying, although I knew our supposed destination for the night and we had other maps so it wasnt a complete disaster! It was also raining which wasn't fun, but our first day...

monday april 20... so, after many, many days of doing absolutely everything in the east and south of the south island of new zealand, we now find ourselves with a couple of days in invercargill to do absolutely nothing. woohoo! now, where was i? wycliffe well... ... was a one night stopover, half-way up the stewart highway, between alice springs...

Today, we began Faith Week. The rest of our school were dropped off in teams of 3 on Saturday in the middle of nowhere either south or north of Oxford (the team's choice). Each person was given $20 New Zealand dollars (about $10 US dollars) and a sack lunch, and sought God's leading on where to go. Each person packed a change of clothes, sleepin...

Hi there, The day before we left Christchurch, we went to a little known beach called, Taylor's Mistake. It was really great for body surfing, boogie boarding and surfing. We ended up body surfing, as we couldn't find a surf/board shop. Anyhow, the water was really cold, but the waves were really big and fun. They would knock you off your feet. ...

At this point we are traveling around the bottom part of the South Island. The scenery here is endless rolling hills, beautiful beaches and rugged coast line. One constant is the sheep. They are everywhere. One million people here and 40 million sheep...or some such number. Many of the photos I have sent already in earlier blogs are covered with...

09 December Not so far to drive today, so it was a more leisurely start. Easy drive to Invercargill, through beautiful farmlands, interesting rock formations, and most importantly no rain! Lots of No Vacancy signs in Invercargill but that was mostly the motels on the outskirts of town, while we prefer to be more central. Went to the Information ...

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Having been here for 2 months now I'm finally able to uphold a moderately useful internet connection. High time then to inform you of my exciting life in New Zealand's farm country. I will do that without much apology in the swamp-everyone-with-lots-of-more-or-les s-useful-information mode. No apologies because I love getting...