Te Anau
After breakfast in Queenstown we boarded the coach and drove the short distance to Arrowtown which is located on the Arrow River. It’s a small place that owes its existence to gold mining. Alluvial gold was found in 1862 and … Continued
Milford Sound – one more off the bucket list
The South-West corner of New Zealand’s South Island is known as Fiordland. There’s a good reason for that – these mountains and valleys were carved through glacial action, just as they were in Norway and other places. Strictly speaking, Milford … Continued
A detour to Arrowtown and then Te Anau
It was just as well we enjoyed the sunny day at Queenstown. The clouds were already gathering as we drove away. Today would be a short drive to the village of Te Anau on the shores of the lake of … Continued