Mount Aspiring Hotel

Today we headed back into the bush which was nice. This time it was hiking in Mount Aspiring National Park and it was an easy, 2 hour FLAT hike as opposed to our last 7 hour plus hiking experience. The weather was a bit iffy the whole time. Drizzly and ...

... choice day whereby we were given a choice of eight different events or tours. We had previously assessed these and elected for the Mount Aspiring Guided Walk.  This was supposedly a half day tour which would give us a little bit of free time in the ...

... a few nights of cleaning dishes for 8 hours straight I was over it!).  Instead I've dedicated about 60 hours a week to Mount Aspiring Hotel.  Some days I work 3 different shifts there, but mostly I'll only put in two.  I work as a waitress ...

... to host a wandering vagabond like me for a few months!   As for work, I decided to return to the Mount Aspiring Hotel but this time I'm trying my skills as a receptionist.  I mainly work afternoon and night shifts which is perfect for ...

... between Haast and Makarora. The road passes through predominantly unmodified beech forest. The Pass itself is within the limits of Mount Aspiring National Park and forms part of the boundary between Otago and the West Coast. I'm not sure if the braided ...

... cruised down to Wanaka, passing Mount Cook,Southern Alps and Lake Matheson, again absolutely breathtaking scenery! We headed through the Mount Aspiring National Park which is gorgeous. We drove past a few lakes, stopping at Lake Hawea to take pictures ...

... ; Then on to Wanaka in the mountains where we found a holiday camp on the shores of the lake at Glendhu Cove from where Mount Aspiring can be seen in the distance and is reflected in the still waters in the evening and the early morning.   Monday ...

... ; This was one of the most beautiful but windy days ever!  We went through braided channels and fabulous forests in Mount Aspiring National Park (a World Heritage area).  We came home, had a late lunch/early dinner at Ferburger (GREAT burgers) ...

... then on the way we stopped at Wanaka grabbed a quick bite to eat then on the road past Lake Hawea. Then headed on through Mount Aspiring National Park. We stopped in Haast and it was MUCH smaller than what we thought it would be and there wasn't a lot of ...

... down to Wanaka airport and caught a six seater light aircraft to Milford Sound (about 55mins flight time). En-route we flew over Mount Aspiring which was probably the most breathtaking scenery of our entire trip so far. A huge glacier curls down from the ...

... and its role in demonstrating the earth's evolutionary history.  Later, in 1990, Fiordland was linked with Mount Aspiring, Westland and Mount Cook National Parks to form an expanded World Heritage Area - Southwest New Zealand. Avalanches were also ...

... während einer 3-4 stündigen Wanderung ganz nahe an den Gletschern vorbeiführt. Dazu müssen wir 50km mit dem Auto in den Mount Aspiring National Park fahren, und im Visitor Centre von Wanaka wird uns mitgeteilt, dass ein grosses Stück davon über eine ...

... we decided was better because you could see more of the ice than Fox, we headed south and inland and stayed at a DOC campsite in Mount Aspiring National Park, close to the stunning Haast Pass.  As an aside, Ben has told me off for my overuse of the ...

... from rainforest to mountains, to beach forest and great lakes" ... "to Lake Matheson ... through the mountainous Hasst Pass and Mount Aspiring National Park".  Sounds great, right ?  Couldn't see hardly a thing.  Rained and the cloud cover was low.  ...

... Fox.  Espero que tinguem l'oportunitat de tornar-los a veure des de dalt... fingers crossed! Passarem per Haast i atravessarem Mount Aspiring National Park. Ens aturarem per dinar a un mirador on se'ns mengen les sandflies... son com uns mosquits ...

... . Our next trip was to Wanaka, and we went through the biggest snow storm i have ever witnessed. This was at Haas pass going into Mount Aspiring National Park. LJ had to get some of the boys to help him put chains on the wheels of the bus so we didnt ...

... more direct than the valley route) over to Lake Wanaka, another resort town with water sports abound and situated right next to Mount Aspiring National Park.  Here, I picked up my obligatory cappuccino at Relishes Café – now I was ready to ...

... , we said goodbye to the Tasman Sea and headed inland today, we worked our way through the mountainous Haast pass and through the mount Aspiring National Park, we arrived at Wanaka at about 12.30pm and Esther was waiting outside the hostel for me, it was ...

... cable dragging behind us, then took the wrong road for 30km!  We drove to the lakeside town of Wanaka, gateway to Mount Aspiring national park, and decided to free camp again, this time in the car park (a local told us it was fine, despite ...