19th Apr 2013

New Zealand, South Island – Overview

My family and I went to New Zealand for the holiday of our lifetime in December 2012. I posted some photos under “This is my Father’s world”. Here are the...

19th Apr 2013

NZ South Island – Christchurch, Kaikoura, Greymouth (Day 1-3)

Day 1  We arrived at Christchurch at 10:35am.  We were supposed to pick up the Campervan from Britz immediately, but due to a misunderstanding, we had to wait a few hours.  We...

19th Apr 2013

NZ South Island – Dunedin (Day 7-8)

Day 7 We got up and drove off early – at 8:30am. 8:50am We stopped over at the Clyde Dam. It is the largest concrete dam in New Zealand. I have...

19th Apr 2013

NZ South Island – Otago Peninsula, Lake Tekapo, Mt Cook (Day 9-10)

Day 9  We drove to the Otago Peninsula and visited the Albatross Colony the next morning. The view was beautiful. We did not see any Albatross (we did not want...

19th Apr 2013

NZ South Island – Christchurch (Day 11-14)

Day 11 We started our drive back to Christchurch at 8:30am, stopped for petrol at 9:30am, and packed a BK lunch at 11:30am. After travelling more than 300 km, we...