While on the South Island of New Zealand in February of 1989, I drove on Highway 6, which is on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. There is some spectacular scenery along this highway. A bike rider told me to check out Pancake Rocks, which I did.
While on the South Island, I did some hiking and fishing in the Mt. Aspiring area. I hiked to Junction Flats. The view from the Flats was spectacular!
I decided to hike the Greenstone Track. I started it from the Glenorchy end. I had a tent, which I used 2 nights during the hike. On the 3rd night, I had a reservation at Howden Hut. I encountered some NZ rain on this hike, and I had to dry out my tent when I got to the hut. While still in Seattle, Chuck and Bonnie had told me the rain in NZ can be severe. While on the South Island, I learned there are places in NZ that may average more than an inch of rain per day over a year. At the end of the hike I caught the 10:25 am Inner City Bus, which took me to Milford Sound.
I went on a 2 hour boat ride at Milford Sound. The scenery was spectacular! After the boat ride, I took the bus to Queenstown. During the bus ride, I visited with a Canadian named Sheila. We arrived at Queenstown at 8:00 pm.
That night I stayed at the Queenstown Motorcamp, and I was surprised to see Tony and Vickie there! I had breakfast with them the next morning, before getting on the bus to go to Mt. Cook.
Note 1: The "New Zealand" web page can be viewed by selecting Sitemap->NewZealand from menu bar at top.
Note 2: The [NZ] "South Island" photo album can be viewed by selecting Sitemap->NewZealand->South Island of New Zealand from menu bar at top.
