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We flew to Auckland in the center of the North Island, then flew to the north end of the South Island.

Our Wayfarers tour started in Picton though we arrived there two days earlier. View of Picton from Tirohanga Track


View of Picton from Tirohanga Track

View from Tirohanga Track

View from Tirohanga Track

Feb 13 The Wayfarers Trip begins in Picton with a hike on Queen Charlotte Sound

Feb 14 On Queen Charlotte Sound

Feb 14 On Queen Charlotte Sound

Feb 14 On Queen Charlotte Sound

Feb 14 On Queen Charlotte Sound

Feb 14 On Queen Charlotte Sound

Feb 14 On Queen Charlotte Sound

Feb 14 On Queen Charlotte Sound

Feb 14 On Queen Charlotte Sound

Feb 15 At Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway

Feb 15 At Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway

Feb 15 At Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway

Feb 15 At Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway

Feb 15 At Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway

Feb 15 At Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway

Feb 15 At Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway

Feb 16 At the Wilderness Lodge at Arthur's Pass atop the South Island Alps

Feb 16 At the Wilderness Lodge at Arthur's Pass atop the South Island Alps

Feb 16 West of Arthur's Pass.

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Feb 18. Devil's Punchbowl. In Arthur's Pass National Park.

Feb 18. Devil's Punchbowl. In Arthur's Pass National Park.

Feb. 24. Our Wayfarers trip ends in Queenstown

Feb. 24. Queenstown

Feb. 24. Queenstown

Feb. 27. In Queenstown

We then take an overnight cruise to Milford Sound.


Feb. 28. We take a bus from Queenstown to Dunedin.

March 1. Nancy and Heidi on coast outside Dunedin

March 1. On coast outside Dunedin

March 1. Taranaki Maunga on coast outside Dunedin. Landmark day, Dec. 20, 2017, for Taranaki Maunga

March 1. In Dunedin

March 1. At Leviathan Hotel in Dunedin.

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March 2. On the way to Penguin Place on Otago Peninsula

March 2. On the way to Penguin Place on Otago Peninsula

March 2. On the way to Penguin Place on Otago Peninsula

March 2. Penguin Place on Otago Peninsula

March 2. Penguin Place on Otago Peninsula

March 2. Penguin Place on Otago Peninsula

March 2. Penguin Place on Otago Peninsula

March 2. Penguin Place on Otago Peninsula

March 2. Penguin Place on Otago Peninsula

March 2. On boat back to Dunedin from Penguin Place

March 2. On boat back to Dunedin from Penguin Place

March 2. On boat back to Dunedin from Penguin Place

March 4. Eric and Pam drove us from Wellington, on the south end of the North island, to their home in Taupo and finally to Auckland for our flight back to the U.S.
March 4. At Rimutaka Crossing between Wellington and Taupo

March 5. Memorial about Polish children having been taken in by New Zealand during WWII

March 6. Wind farm between Wellington and Taupo

March 6. Wind farm between Wellington and Taupo

March 7. Old bridge across the Tongariro River between Wellington and Taupo

March 7. Tongariro River at the old bridge

March 7. Eric and Pam take us out on Lake Taupo

March 7. Pam water skiing on Lake Taupo

March 7. Pam water skiing on Lake Taupo

March 7. Eric boating on Lake Taupo

March 7. Eric boating on Lake Taupo

March 7. Maori carvings in Lake Taupo

March 7. Maori carvings in Lake Taupo

March 7. Eric's remote controlled boat

March 9. Huka Falls near Taupo

March 9. Huka Falls near Taupo

March 9. Huka Falls near Taupo

March 9. Huka Falls near Taupo

March 10. Taupo.

March 11. Taupo Spa Thermal Park hot spring

March 11. Taupo Spa Thermal Park hot spring

March 11. Taupo Spa Thermal Park hot spring

March 11. Taupo Spa Thermal Park hot spring

March 11. Taupo Spa Thermal Park hot spring

March 11. Taupo Spa Thermal Park hot spring

March 11. Orakei Korako geothermal park and cave near Taupo

March 11. Orakei Korako geothermal park and cave

March 11. Orakei Korako geothermal park and cave