A long journey by car that leads us from the Abel Tasman national park in the northwest of the Southern Island to the Franz Josef and Fox glaciers in the center-west.
We drive along the coast and often stop to breathe deeply the invigorating sea air.
In the late afternoon, we arrive in the Franz Josef village where we spend the night.
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Friday 9 November 2007
Alongside the west coast of the Southern Island
By dorian on Friday 9 November 2007, 19:24 - RTW-New Zealand
Tuesday 6 November 2007
Wellington and the ferry to the southern island
By dorian on Tuesday 6 November 2007, 19:15 - RTW-New Zealand
We arrive in the late afternoon in the New-Zealand capital. No time to visit a museum such as Te Papa - the museum of the Maori history. After these several hours spending in the car, we prefer to go for a urban walking. The athmosphere is more relaxed than in Auckland with numerous pedestrians streets and a hill in the middle of the city that offers you to rest after a day of work or transport. That's the perfect place to have a view from above over the city and its harbour.
The guesthouse where we reside belongs to the YHA (youth hostelling association) and it is recognizable with its logo Hostelling International : a blue triangle with a house and a white Christmas tree. With 312 beds, it's a factory! However, the atmosphere is nice even if we stay only one night.
The next day, we take the ferry to the southern island. It likens to the ferry to go to Corsica, the vehicles embark on the lower decks and then, the passengers get to the upper decks for the 3-hour journey. From the upper deck, the rugged coast scrolls. A calm crossing on a flat water.
When we arrive, we take back the car to go to Motuekau. Tomorrow, we'll do our first New-Zealand trek with a night in the tent within the Abel Tasman park.
Friday 8 June 2007
round-the-world trip : the run
By dorian on Friday 8 June 2007, 01:58 - Preparation
Here are the different steps of my round-the-world trip :
PARIS => SAINT-PETERSBURG by plane, the 12nd of june 2007
SAINT-PETERSBURG => MOSCOW by train, the 15th of june
MOSCOW => IRKUTSK by transsiberian train, the 19th of june
IRKUTSK => ULAAN BAATAR by transsiberian train, the 26th of june
ULAAN BAATAR => BEIJING by transsiberian train, the 22nd of july
BEIJING => KATHMANDU by plane, the 28th of august
KATHMANDU => DELHI by the road, the 15th of september
DELHI => BANGKOK by plane, the 16th of october
BANGKOK => AUCKLAND by plane, the 30th of october
AUCKLAND => BUENOS AIRES by plane, the 1st of december
BUENOS AIRES => MARSEILLE by plane, the 21st of december
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