Te Anau, New Zealand

The Routeburn track

Set off on the Routeburn track... A three day hike from the Divide through to Queenstown, we stayed in these huts that were just concrete tents ! we had to carry everything, sleeping bags, gas cookers, food you name it we carried it !! JP even managed to sneak a rock into Paddy's...

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tomrendell on February 26, 2007 from Te Anau, New Zealand

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Fiordland

Arrived in the most stunning part of Nz so far, we arrive in the Fiordland Nt park famous for the Milford Sound, we saw the amazing Fiordlands in the late afternoon after a long drive to get there. Camped up in the area but they had had rain the night before so the infamous sand flies were...

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tomrendell on February 23, 2007 from Te Anau, New Zealand

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Car trouble part trois

After a night in Te Anau we woke to a landscape carpeted in snow. In order to travel to Milford Sound we were legally required to carry snow chains in our car. The drive was spectacular, taking us through a winter wonderland of Narnia-esque proportions where we felt it appropriate to crank up...

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Murph, Tay, Colly and Erin on September 2, 2006 from Te Anau, New Zealand

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Murph's 22nd birthday

Friday 25th August brought Helen Patricia Murphy's 22nd birthday. After receiving her extremely grownup gifts of a cuddly toy lamb and massive bar of chocolate, we did what we believe most 22 year olds do to celebrate their birthday and went for a round of indoor minigolf. It was the most...

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Murph, Tay, Colly and Erin on September 2, 2006 from Te Anau, New Zealand

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