On May 7, 2007, at 11:20 PM, Peter Lacus wrote: > 16.5. Christchurch > Arriving at 8am. After some 26 hours spent in planes we'll probably > rest. We also need to buy some food, mobile phone pay-as-you-go > package > and most importantly familiarize ourself with the left side of the > road > driving (here in London I rode just my bike so far). David, are you > around? ;-)
It's a work day but I work in the central city so we may be able to meet up for a coffee or something. > 17.5. Christchurch - Lake Tekapo (Mt Cook) > 18.5. Lake Tekapo - Queenstown (Te Anau) > > alternatively: > 17.5. Christchurch - Dunedin > 18.5. Dunedin - Te Anau > > I'd like to see the Catlins Forest and the wildlife of the Otago > peninsula but the other option is also tempting. We probably need to > discuss this with David. Dunedin to Te Anau would be quite a long day if you're going via the Catlins (I don't even know if they've sealed the road yet). Whichever option you choose you'll love it :) If you do stay in Tekapo I hope you get a clear night. They have some of the clearest air in the southern hemisphere and the night sky is incredible. > 19.5. Milford Sound / Doubtful Sound - Queenstown > > unfortunately just one of them depending on the circumstances. But > Bob's > "postcard" picture from Doubtful Sound surely looks like from a fairy > tale so I am slightly biased towards the latter. If you do Doubtful Sound you can also take a tour through Manapouri power station. This way also involves quite a lot less travel. Here's Milford on a good day, halfway down from the Homer Tunnel: http://www.bluemoon.net.nz/photo/photodb/view.php?p=63 > 20.5. Queenstown - Franz Jozef > 21.5. Franz Jozef - Punakaiki Rocks > 22.5. Punakaiki Rocks - Kaikoura Check out Hanmer on the way. > 23.5. Kaikoura - Christchurch > we prefer not to hurry, so eventually we may allow more time for > some of > these places, perhaps skip Kaikoura altogether and drive from > Punakaiki > to Christchurch via Arthur's Pass (provided it's any quicker). Going via Arthurs Pass would probably cut out a couple of hours. Arthurs Pass is pretty nice but so is the Kaikoura coast. I'd suggest skipping the North Island ;) - Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
