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writes In article , JohnM says... Incidentally, how would you rate the Nelson area vs Franz-Josef- Queenstown-Te Anau? I am not particularly keen to go bungee jumping. How long do you think I should allow for Nelson and from Greymouth to INvercargill? Only you can really answer that question. Nelson isn't as big on dramatic scenery leaning in the window and saying hello, but it's a great place to use as a base to wander through the forests to the south or the Marlborough Sounds to the north or the ocean coastline reserves to the west. Or even to stretch out to Kaikoura for some whale-watching, though that would make for a long day indeed. For myself, and if I had the money, I'd love to make my leisurely way down the island. I could happily spend a week at Queenstown and not do so much as a luge ride. The scenery is awesome, and I would be happy to sit on a lakefront balcony doing nothing beyond fetching myself another drink from time to time. If you wanted, you could get from Nelson to Invercargill in two solid days of driving by going down the east coast, stopping at Christchurch overnight. The roads are good, the traffic sparse. Or take your time and see all the good bits. If I had a month to "do" the South Island, I reckon I'd just sort of drift down as I pleased, sitting out the rainy days (or visiting things like museums and galleries) and using the clear days to see the scenery. I wouldn't want to visit New Zealand and not see the Sounds, and while they have their attractions on a rainy day, I'd dearly love to see those sunny postcard views, and that pretty much means waiting for a clear day in either Te Anau or Queenstown. Current thinking is - made them 10 weeks. for North Island Week 1 Auckland Week 2 Northland, rtn to Auckland Week 3 Waitomo/Rotorua Whakatana/Gisborne Week 4 Napier/ Taupo Week 5 Taupo-Wellington. for South Island Week 1 Picton/Nelson/Kaikoura/Cristchurch Week 2 Greymouth/glaciers/Queenstown Week 3 Queenstown/Te Anau/Invercargill Week 4 Stewart island/Dunedin - fly to Wellington Week 5 Wellington-Chathams-Auckland. Now I don't know if I should include Stewart Island and especially the Chathams. Point is, I am interested in the Moriori and all that. Have you been to the Chathams, Peter? -- JohnM |
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