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Part 1 of New Zealand's South Island, 2019
From Christchurch to Lake Tekapo
Two families, two rented cars and my first time driving in a foreign country, from a nervous drive through Christchurch to a first evening at Lake Tekapo.
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Part 2 of New Zealand's South Island, 2019
A clear day at Aoraki/Mount Cook
A sunny day with some cloud, short walks the grandparents could manage, and a suspension bridge we reached but did not cross.
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Part 3 of New Zealand's South Island, 2019
Queenstown, the lake and the wind
Tricky streets on arrival, some of the best views of the whole holiday, a quiet day in town and a windy day on the Skyline Luge.
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Part 4 of New Zealand's South Island, 2019
Dunedin and the Otago coast
A stop in Alexandra for petrol, an evening walk in Dunedin, Baldwin Street on foot, the gardens at Larnach Castle and the beach at Moeraki.
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Part 5 of New Zealand's South Island, 2019
Methven and over Arthur's Pass
Friendly locals in Methven, the limestone rocks at Castle Hill, lunch at Arthur's Pass and the walk to Devil's Punchbowl Falls.
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Part 6 of New Zealand's South Island, 2019
Blowholes, a gorge and driftwood on the West Coast
The blowholes at Punakaiki, the suspension bridge at Hokitika Gorge, driftwood on Hokitika Beach and an evening at Monteith's in Greymouth.
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Part 7 of New Zealand's South Island, 2019
The TranzAlpine, at last
Returning the cars in Greymouth, and the one thing I had asked for on this trip: the TranzAlpine across the South Island to Christchurch.