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Location Date Auckland 1300406400 Paihia 1300320000 Rotorua 1300060800 Napier 1299974400 Picton 1299888000 Abel Tasman National Park 1299715200 Motueka 1299628800 Greymouth 1299542400 Franz Josef
1299456000 Wanaka 1299369600 Milford Sound 1299283200 Te Anau 1299196800 Dunedin 1299110400 Oamaru 1299024000 Christchurch 1298851200
We love Wanaka New Zealand!! If we would rate our day it would be a 10. We started our day with an Alpine hike or a "tramp" as they say here climbing Mt Iron which was 1500 feet. When we got to the top we had a 360 view of the lakes and mountains. The temps were perfect for hiking at about mid 70's. Then we proceeded with a drive hugging the shoreline of Lake Hawea and then Lake Wanaka. These lakes are miles long and the brightest aqua color, which are formed from glacial run off. With the sun shining it was great. We climbed to Haast Pass with lush rainforest and waterfalls on mountainous roads. This road was first built in 1965 so prior to that no one could see this area. We drove along the coast which had spectacular views for the final stretch before arriving in Franz Josef tonight. The drive from Wanaka should have only taken about 3 1/2 hours but with MANY stops to look at the views, and lots of photos, it took us about 5 1/2 hrs.
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hlavka"s Your trip sounds great,and we both WISH we could have been with ,especially when you went under the falls, because we sure could use more than ten years off our lives!!! Take care on the rest of your trip and we'll see ya all real soon. This week is a warm up ,in the 30's and they predict more snow. We are having a good time reading all your adventures!!!!!!