South Island

The last two weeks of November we spent traveling around New Zealand's South Island in a campervan, seeing the sights and getting to know the Kiwis. We found the scenery to be spectacular and the people to be charming.

Mount Cook

Our good friends, Andy and Liz Barrow, came from Mexico to tour with us. Even though the days were long from driving, the evenings at the campsites were filled with wine, good eats and laughs.

We had the fortunate opportunity to visit the sheep farm of the brother of our good friend, Andrew Parr (s/v Mulan). Michael and Jill welcomed us into their home with a great meal and tour of the working farm. Their front lawn made for a great campervan park for the night.

The Parr Family Farmhouse

We had two occassions to celebrate: Liz's birthday....




And Thanksgiving, which we ate at a Turkish restaurant....

The oddest Thanksgiving meal ever!

Highlights of the adventure included a full day cruising in Doubtful Sound where we saw penguins in the wild, a trip into a glow worm cave, a jet boat ride on the river, hiking on Fox Glacier, mud pools, hiking in the rainforest and mountains, and sightseeing tourists stuff!  All-in-all, a great trip!

Hiking on Fox Glacier