Tag Archives: American Family Travels

Queenstown: TSS Earnslaw

Posted on March 7, 2018 by kenwehner

27 February 2018 Queenstown Bay has several boat rides available from mild to wild. We took the popular 90 minute lake tour on the TSS Earnslaw, a steam ship. The ship takes you from Queenstown to Walter Peak and back. … Continue reading →

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Queenstown: Skyline

Posted on March 7, 2018 by kenwehner

27 February 2018 Skyline Queenstown has fun for all ages. The gondola ride takes you from Queenstown up the mountain to a scenic lookout and restaurant, but that’s not all. From the lookout you can hike the Ben Lomond Track, … Continue reading →

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Otago Central Rail Trail

Posted on March 6, 2018 by kenwehner

26 February 2018 Otago Central Rail Trail is a 150 km long walking and biking trail between Clyde and Middlemarch. We did 55 km of it from Ida Valley east of Lauder to Clyde. There are a number of rental … Continue reading →

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Queenstown

Posted on March 5, 2018 by kenwehner

24 – 27 February 2018 Once our time in Fjordland National Park was done we went back to Queenstown. We had passed through a few days ago, this time we stayed for 4 days. Queenstown has only 15,300 residents however … Continue reading →

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Fjordland National Park – Part 4

Posted on March 4, 2018 by kenwehner

23 February 2018 The Routeburn Track is a 32 km single direction trail that is considered one of the great multi-day hikes in New Zealand. We are not equipped for a multi-day hike but we wanted to experience some of … Continue reading →

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Fjordland National Park – Part 3

Posted on March 3, 2018 by kenwehner

22 – 23 February 2018 Fjordland National Park is impressive. We saw visitors from all over the globe, so I had to ask myself – where does Fjordland National Park rank amonst other comparable places? As Americans, we have traveled … Continue reading →

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Fjordland National Park – Part 2

Posted on March 2, 2018 by kenwehner

22 – 23 February 2018 Milford Sound is the end of the Te Anau-Milford Highway. If you want to go any further, you’ll need to take any number of trails, boats, airplanes, or helicopters that are available. We had hoped … Continue reading →

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Fjordland National Park – Part 1

Posted on March 1, 2018 by kenwehner

20 – 23 February 2018 Our travel from Fox Glacier to Te Anau felt more like an evacuation than a road trip. We had been nervously watching the track of Cyclone Gita. Our campsite in Fox Glacier could be hit … Continue reading →

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Franz Josef Glacier and Fox Glacier

Posted on February 28, 2018 by kenwehner

19 February 2018 Another 100 miles down Route 6 from Hokitika Gorge we arrived at Franz Josef Glacier (above). Originally we intended to take a short walk to the lookout but once we were there we could not help but … Continue reading →

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Hokitika Gorge

Posted on February 27, 2018 by kenwehner

19 February 2018 On our drive down the West Coast from Greymouth to Fox Glacier, we reached inland about 20 miles west of Hokitika. Hokitika Gorge is a short walk from the car park. The water in the gorge is … Continue reading →

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