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After a leisurely start to our morning we drove northeast to Arrowtown, a small historic mining town nestled into the mountains. We wandered the shops and ate a lovely brunch at The Chop Shop. The main reason I took us to Arrowtown, though, was to play 9 holes at the... [Read More]

We did not plan much for our time in Queenstown, intending to improvise with what the weather gave us. The forecast looked good so we decided to rent electric mountain bikes for half a day and ride out of Queenstown East towards Shotover and Lake Hayes. [Read More]

We awoke before dawn on Tuesday, planning to take a scenic flight over the Milford sound and five glaciers. Unfortunately when we made the final weather check call at 7am we were informed that the pilot called off flights for the day due to cloudy conditions over the mountains. [Read More]

With mediocre weather and a flight to Queenstown that evening, we decided that our third and final day in Auckland would be our museum day. After a late breakfast we headed back over to Albert Park and the Auckland Art Gallery. The featured exhibit was “Light from Tate: 1700s to... [Read More]

The only item on our agenda for our second day in Auckland was reunion with a family friend from Boise, Jason, who has lived in Auckland for the past 15 years. We had a couple of hours to kill in the morning before our lunch meetup, so we grabbed some... [Read More]