Three Weeks Cruisin'

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Three Weeks Cruisin' Jason Westland Decidinghowi to spend your Christmas road), but got "gorsed" (the equivalent Four swims and three ice creams later holidays can be a nightmare. My ofbluffed) and had to return to the car we reached Bluff, just in time to catch conclusion - choose a starting point, and al box of sticking plasters. the new Cat, southbound for Stewart don't plan anything, and see where Island. We arrived at Halfmoon Bayi in your feet take you. After arriving at Te Anau, we checked time to watch another great southern out the local tourist spots, and sunset. The "Rakiura Circuit" is an e started off from Dunedin, our continued next morning to Milford excellent way to see the island with gear comprising 1 borrowed Sound. Having not been there before, limited time and restricted endurance car, 1 tent, tramping boots, a few we were blown away as we passed (both of which wel had!). Leaving Oban, shabby articles of clothing, and lots of through the Homer Tunnel into a it travels along the beaches to Port 2minute noodles. Travelling inland, we landscape typical ofl Fiordland vertical William Hut. The track is easy and the arrived at Lake Wanaka to scores of rockfaces, deep valleys, and cascading scenery amazing. holidaymakers and party-goers getting waterfalls. We were like two kids who ready for New Year's Eve. A beautiful hadj just discoveredi that the tooth fairy's After leaving our new MSR behind at place beside the lake, but too much not a fallacy because 20 cents was left Port William Hut, we tramped over the competition on the drinking front! under their pillows! hill to North Arm and spent the night begging cookers off tourists. By hiring About 25kms out of Wanaka lies Lake The spectacular views last right to a boat we retrieved our cooker and Hawea, where you can campamongst Milford, where if you're lucky the sun returned to Oban for a speedy calm thej pinet trees, free oftourists andcamp will set directly behind Mitre Peak crossing to Bluff, with 6 days ofholiday fees. After a quick (cold) swim, we (acting as an alarm clock for sandflies still to go Yer, why not Mount continued on roundthe lake to "Timaru that have a personal grudge against Cook, here we come Creek". The trout fishing's great, but blond-headed humans). From Milford, the sandflies are the kind that don't we took aboat cruise through thet fiord Again with limited time we decided to evens spit out your toenails! Ginnybroke and were rewarded with stunning walk to Hooker Hut in time to take a record by trying to read (while views and loads of dolphins. some posey snaps at sunset. Feeling watching me fish)in 50 different places pretty lazy, we watched (through one before retiring to the car. In order to shedi the chocolate bars and eye at 5am the next morning) as wine, we tramped to Island and Green several parties left thel hut en route for After promising her parents not to take Lakes. Thet temptation to give up work Copland Pass. After soaking in the the car off-road, we shot up over the and tramp full-time in this area was sun's rays till midday, we followed the Crown Range to Queenstown - a almost too much (but where would moraine wall back to Mt Cook Village. spending haven. If you're not short of Mum send her baking?), so we A fantastic end to our 3 week journey dosh then here is a great placefory your returnedi to Te Anau andt bookedtickets of scenery, tramps, boat-rides, içe honeymoon. There's para-gliding, for the Foveaux Express. creams, and 2 minute noodles. hang-gliding, bungy-jumping (from a bridge or chopper!), parachuting, mountain biking etc. We settled for jet boating and spent the next two hours cruisin' the Kawarau and Shotover Rivers. It's hard to concentrate on the scenery when there is every likelihood of either losing your arm on a cliff or your lunch over the side during several hamilton turns. We found a great place to camp just out of Queenstown, on the waterfront at Lake Hayes. It was really private amongst the trees beside the lake. Next morning it was off to Fiordland, via the road beside Lake Wakatipu. A compulsory stop was made at Kingston for a photo driving the steam train! Somewhere along the roadtol Fiordland we attempted to climb through the scrub to a waterfall (seen from the Mt Cook at sunset Jason Westland TRAMPING & MOUNTAINEERING