by Tash, Jake, Lola and Albie | Mar 28, 2018 | Countries, Flora and Fauna, Landscapes, New Zealand, Scenery
An hour and half drive on the Haast Highway from Wanaka, on our journey to (hopefully see) Fox Glacier, we visited the easily accessible Thunder Creek Falls in Mt Aspiring National Park. A 10-minute walk led us to the waterfall’s viewing platform. After all the... 
by Tash, Jake, Lola and Albie | Mar 25, 2018 | Landscapes, New Zealand, Scenery, Uncategorized
Leaving with memories of the toothy peaks and mirror-smooth waters of Milford Sounds, we headed inland on the Southern Scenic Route. We bypassed the tourist hub of Queenstown, wanting to stay just outside in the serenity of Wanaka. Driving in South Island is full of... 
by Tash, Jake, Lola and Albie | Mar 20, 2018 | Animals, Countries, Flora and Fauna, Landscapes, New Zealand, Scenery, Uncategorized
Did you know? – Rudyard Kipling described Milford Sounnd as the ‘eighth wonder of the world’. – It was carved by glaciers during the ice ages. – It’s not a sound at all, it’s a fiord. At the time of discovery, no one had any knowledge of... 
by Tash, Jake, Lola and Albie | Mar 20, 2018 | Animals, Flora and Fauna, Landscapes, New Zealand, Scenery
After our Akoroa wash-out, we went back to Christchurch to meet Tash’s mum Lyn and stepfather Chris, who had made a fairly last-minute decision to fly to the other side of the world to see us! It was such a long way to travel for just a couple of weeks, we were super... 
by Tash, Jake, Lola and Albie | Mar 18, 2018 | Animals, Flora and Fauna, Landscapes, New Zealand, Scenery
Akaroa, Maori for Long Harbour, is a town 75km southeast of Christchurch, nestled in an ancient volcano on the Banks Peninsula. We wanted to visit because we’d heard you could swim with the rare Hector’s dolphins. On the bucket list for Lola and Tash, we arranged to...
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