The Wet West Coast
No matter where we went on NZ’s west coast we were followed by rain. In total, we spent approximately twelve days under grey skies without a single glimpse of the […]
Tag Archives: Hike
Starfish and Pancakes in Westland
The first major town north of “Glacier Country” is Hokitika (hoe-ka-tick-a). We passed through the town on a famous Westland (aka S. Island west coast) ‘grey drizzly day’ and thought […]
Heli-hiking the Franz
Just north of Fox Glacier is the equally popular Franz Josef Glacier. Due to rapid-retreat of the ice over the last two years the snout of Franz Josef is no […]
Fox Glacier Adventures
With the Haast Pass behind us, we had officially made it to the west coast of NZ – also known as glacier country! Before setting out on the crowded hike […]
The Haast Pass
The Haast Pass is the southern most pass in New Zealand, as well as the rainiest and the lowest in elevation. The pass stretches approximately 90 kilometers (56 miles) from […]
Rob Roy Glacier
Just north of the bustling tourist hub of Queenstown sits the quaint city of Wanaka (wanna-kah). When we arrived the weather was less than ideal for hiking so we opted […]
Queenstown and the Remarkables
Set along the banks of the beautiful glacial Lake Wakatipu and at the base of The Remarkables, Queenstown has character that is hard to rival and therefore, is the top […]
WOLO-mania in The Fiordlands
Fiordlands National Park is NZ’s largest national park consisting of over one million hectares (100 million acres) of wilderness! The rainforest-draped mountains and sounds full of playful dolphins and seals […]
Cruising Through the Catlins
From Dunedin we drove along the Southern Scenic Route until we reached Nugget Point, or Tokata (Maori for “rocks standing up out of water”). Nugget Point is famous for it’s […]
Dunedin Beer and Chocolate!
Dunedin is the second-largest city on the South Island, a university-city, and the first city we truly embraced the role of “tourists”. We rolled into Dunedin on an overcast day […]
WOLOtude 
You must be logged in to post a comment.