Our descent into Marlborough, BHE, New Zealand, gave us a preview of our upcoming visit to the region. First we flew over the crenellated, sunken valleys of Queen Charlotte Sound, then we came in low over the vineyards of Marlborough wine country. Our first priority was to hike the Queen Charlotte Track, a path people…… Continue reading Snapshots: Queen Charlotte Track
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Snapshots: Queen Charlotte Track
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New Year in New Zealand
New Year’s Day, 2018, we did what we usually do on New Year’s Day: went for a walk. Today was the longest section of the Queen Charlotte. Tonight, 7:00 p.m. it will be 2018 in Minneapolis.
Punga Cove
New Year’s Eve, continued walking the Queen Charlotte Track to Punga Cove. The view is from our verandah.
Hiking on a Rest Day
We designated today a rest day. So, we did what we always do on rest days: we hiked.
Queen Charlotte Sound
No photo did justice to Queen Charlotte Sound on the first day of our tramp.
Descent into Blenheim BHE
Our descent in a de Havilland Dash 8 into Blenheim BHE, at the top of New Zealand’s South Island, took us over part of the Queen Charlotte Track. Tomorrow we start a multi-day tramp along that track.
Flight to Summer
Boarded Air New Zealand 7, SFO to AKL and summer
New Zealand 2017/2018
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Burgers and Beer
Walked over to our local, Maxwell’s, for a quiet late lunch of burgers and beer.