We left Franz Josef after a night of the hardest rain I’ve seen on my trip so far. I was desperately hoping that it would move off or abate by the time we got to… Read More »The Most Beautiful Place I’ve Ever Seen: Milford Sound
After the scenery of Franz Josef I was really excited to get to Queenstown. It was probably the most talked about of all the places in New Zealand and I was anxious to see what… Read More »Queenstown: Adrenaline Capital of New Zealand
One of the items on my “must do” list for New Zealand was hiking on a glacier. We headed down to Franz Josef from Greymouth and arrived in time for a half day hike on… Read More »Walking on Thick Ice
It was freezing in the mountains. The sun was still shining when I rolled in but it sure wasn’t that warm. I quickly got out the pants and jacket and made the most of the… Read More »Katoomba in the Blue Mountains