Christchurch might not have been the most exciting stop, but it drew a satisfying period to our New Zealand trip. Unfortunately, we no longer had the use of our camera at this point (see NZD 14&15), so there were limited photos to share.
After the excitements of the glaciers and Queenstown, Sam scheduled some much-deserved unwinding for our two nights stay in Lake Tekapo. You need to see this place to believe its beauty.
An action movie style jet boat ride and a roller-coaster style ski plane ride, we certainly didn’t expect New Zealand days 13 and 14 to make us appreciate solid ground quite as much.
It was THE day. The day I would conquer my fears and jump off a bridge. If I were ever going to do it, it would be here at the Kawarau Bridge Bungy, the birthplace of bungee jumping. (Also, if you’re a Lord of the Rings/Hobbits fan, it’s over the …
It wasn’t the best weather to see the famed Milford Sound, but the rain and the fog gave the place such mystical quality that can’t be experienced in sunny weather. Embrace the uncontrollable, and enjoy the unpredictable.
I’ve been looking forward to writing about hiking the Franz Josef Glacier since I started this whole project because we had SOOOOO much fun that day. It was unanimously our favorite activity during the entire trip. Before the words, I made a video of the hike with jumpy transitions and …
