The Great New Zealand picture thread
Dec 29th 2007, 9:42 am
#931
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Re: The Great New Zealand picture thread
Lardyl, on your travels in the Mainland if you take the road from Wanaka towards Cadrona along the Crown Range Road, you come out at the end of the climb. There's a car park and a monument there with stunning views down the valley towards Queenstown. Fantastic views. It's the highest sealed road in Australasia! (PS I had to confront my fear of heights along the road from there to Queenstown!)
anyone else got good places to see (with 2yr and 6yrolds) - or should I start my own thread for once!~??
Dec 29th 2007, 6:39 pm
#932
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Re: The Great New Zealand picture thread
Lardyl, on your travels in the Mainland if you take the road from Wanaka towards Cadrona along the Crown Range Road, you come out at the end of the climb. There's a car park and a monument there with stunning views down the valley towards Queenstown. Fantastic views. It's the highest sealed road in Australasia! (PS I had to confront my fear of heights along the road from there to Queenstown!)
It is well worth going that way.
Dec 29th 2007, 6:41 pm
#933
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Re: The Great New Zealand picture thread
It leads to Wanaka where Puzzling World is - we didn't have time to stop unfortunately but I bet a six year-old would love it!
http://www.puzzlingworld.co.nz/
http://www.puzzlingworld.co.nz/
Dec 29th 2007, 8:55 pm
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Re: The Great New Zealand picture thread
Rob Is that pic on the zig zag down to where you join SH6?
Dec 29th 2007, 9:52 pm
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Dec 30th 2007, 6:14 am
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Re: The Great New Zealand picture thread
Puzzle world is excellent, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves there but we still haven't grown up. Though be warned some of the illusions can make you feel really disorientated.
We visited Rangitoto (the youngest volcano in NZ) and the views today were fabulous of the surrounding Auckland Harbour. We totally recommend it. $20return via the ferry for an adult , $11 child - take a swimsuit, plenty of slap and lots of water and food as there are no facilities on the island except for the occasional drop loo. Can be very hot and the walk to the crater can be quite sapping (1 hour up and 1 hour down) but the views are well worth it.
Have a great New Year
We visited Rangitoto (the youngest volcano in NZ) and the views today were fabulous of the surrounding Auckland Harbour. We totally recommend it. $20return via the ferry for an adult , $11 child - take a swimsuit, plenty of slap and lots of water and food as there are no facilities on the island except for the occasional drop loo. Can be very hot and the walk to the crater can be quite sapping (1 hour up and 1 hour down) but the views are well worth it.
Have a great New Year
Dec 30th 2007, 8:15 am
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Re: The Great New Zealand picture thread
We went to Puzzling World in 1997 and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. There again , we like to play.
Dec 30th 2007, 9:48 am
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Re: The Great New Zealand picture thread
It leads to Wanaka where Puzzling World is - we didn't have time to stop unfortunately but I bet a six year-old would love it!
http://www.puzzlingworld.co.nz/
http://www.puzzlingworld.co.nz/
Jan 1st 2008, 6:39 am
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Jan 1st 2008, 7:00 am
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Re: The Great New Zealand picture thread
here's some pics from cape palliser where the seals are.
Jan 1st 2008, 7:27 am
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Re: The Great New Zealand picture thread
We went to Kaikora at the weekend and saw this wee fella!
Jan 12th 2008, 7:23 am
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Jan 12th 2008, 7:24 am
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Jan 12th 2008, 7:44 am
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Jan 12th 2008, 7:48 am
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Re: The Great New Zealand picture thread
View from Queen Elizabeth Park this afternoon:
We had a meet-up there and it was a really good!
We had a meet-up there and it was a really good!