Best Western Astral Mtl Apart Wanganui

... At 9.45 we were chuffed to seethe good ship 'Aratere' turn up. They then began unloading. Off came trucks and train wagons as well as cars, which makes it sound a lot bigger that the outward boat, but it turned out she wasn't, only carrying about 350 passengers to the 'Kaitaki's 1000+. Eventually they started loading, starting with the railway wagons - when it came to our turn, they put us on the same deck as the railway stuff. We all had to reverse on ...

... fuer Wellington vorhergesagt wurde. Also ging es entlang Westkueste nach Norden, wo ich zunaechst durch Regen fuhr, aber eine Stunde spaeter wieder im Sonnenschein war. Daher fruehzeitiger Stop in Wanganui - und nun Waesche waschen! XXXXX This entry is dedicated to the weather completely. I wish there would be some more interesting news to ...

... able to see anything, but at least we were enjoying the walk.<br><br> <br><br>At this point we were caught up by 2 young guys from our group, so we let them past while we conserved some energy. <br><br>As soon as we started our descent we upped the pace, whipped past them, and no-one ...

... ones (or Mckayla at least. A question mark still hangs over Yasmin's head). And we couldn't take the paddle steamer tour because we have to be in Wellington in time to vote. Damn that John Howard with his election calling in the middle of our holiday requiring us to schedule time in a capital city at the right time. We calmed down enough to enjoy our surroundings and have some spaghetti for tea beside the river.

Die woensdag ochtend was het al weer vroeg dag en de hele bus voelde zich redelijk beroerd van de avond ervoor!! Na een paar uurtjes in het groene gevaarte (=bus) was het tijd voor ons dagelijks wandelingtje. Vandaag ging die naar de Taranaki Falls (watervallen) en in de buurt van Mount Cook die een rol speelt in de Lord of the Rings. Er werd ons verteld dat de wandeling een uurtje zou duren. De natuur hier is ...

... and Emma who tried to convince me to come out with them that night. Nothing could have dragged me out. I was quite nauseaus after my skydive and I was due to attempt the Tongerira Crossing the next morning and a big night would not have helped. This is where I learned about a new custom. Easter witches. In Sweden the ladies dress up as Easter witches and go trick or treating for Easter eggs on the Saturday night. See pictures for example!

... was great cos there are some green mountain lakes that look cool in the sunshine. The walk is supposed to take between 6 and 8 hours but we got a burst of energy on the downhill section and did it in just over 5. Seemed like a great idea at the time but neither of us could walk the next day! That night we stayed in a motel in the tiny village of National park just took it handy after our exertions.

... a gear, we were being blown up the mountain with a torrent of rain behind us. At least we weren't walking in to it! rat drove on ahead, ourt of sight, but I finally caught up with him, when he was hiding behind a large rock, stuggling to get his jumper back on. this took ages as his arm wasn't functioning properly due to the cold. I persevered as didn't feel too bad at this stage. We then trudged across some sand, up high in the clouds ...

... where I was but the stupid camera lady was trying to get me to do poses when all I wanted to do was breath. I kept trying to say stuff, it was a truly awesome feeling, and I wanted to scream and shout but whenever I did I couldn't breath, so I had to concentrate of shutting my mouth so I could breath through my nose. Doesn't look great on the DVD but hey ho. Anyway, but the time I'd got my head straightened out, worked out how to breath I had very little time to do stupid poses ...

... scenery spectacular Finally stopped for lunch/afternoon tea when we rejoined the main road - lovely cottage/shop - had first NZ milkshake Wanganui - motel near Dublin Bridge. Drove into city, parked near river & walked around Victoria Ave etc for about an hour Nice seafood dinner at Riverview restaurant near motel