South Island Adventure Plans!

Hey All,

Our time in Wellington is dwindling and leaving is starting to feel very real, especially after our farewell party on Sunday night. It was a fun time with a good turnout of friends from Kirks and Bristol who certainly made us feel like we will be missed. So Although it is undeniably sad we will be leaving the wonderful city of Wellington, we do have our trip to the South Island to look forward to. We fly to Christchurch on Tuesday May 11th and will spend a week in a rented campervan exploring the great outdoors and hopefully forking out some cash to do a couple of the overpriced but "must-do" adventure activities Queenstown and Milford Sound boast (ie bungy jumping and a cruise through the Sound). I thought you all might enjoy a rough itinerary of our trip and certainly if you have anything to add, feel free to comment!

Tuesday 11th May
Fly Wellington à Christchurch 8:20 - 9:10am (Pacific Blue)

Pick up Campervan at Christchurch Airport (Jucy
Drive Christchurchà Omarama/Mt. Cook (~5 hours)


Wednesday 12th May
Drive Omaramaà Wanaka (~2 hours)
Sleep at Wanaka Lakeview Holiday Park
Wanaka Beerworks (open till 4)
Walk in Mt. Aspiring National Park (Rob Roy Valley Track) or rent Mountain Bikes or Jetboat
Cinema Paradiso

Thursday 13th May
Drive Wanakaà Queenstown (~2 hours)
Stop at Chinese Settlement to gold pan
Sleep at Queenstown Lakeview Holiday Park
Book Bungy
Shopping! (Arts & Crafts Market on Saturday)
Kayak from Queenstown Bike Hire

Friday 14th May
Drive Queenstownà Te Anau (~2.5 hours)
Sleep at Te Anau Top 10 Holiday Park


Saturday 15th May
Drive Te Anau à Milford Sound (~2.5 hours)
Sound Cruise
Drive Milford Sound à Gore (~4.5 hours)
Sleep at Gore Motor Camp or Dolamore Park Camp

Sunday 16th May
Drive Goreà Oamaru(~4 hours)
Oamaru Penguin Colony
Sleep at Oamaru Top 10 Holiday Park

Monday 17th May
OamaruàChristchurch (~3 hours)

Tuesday 18th May
Fly Christchurch à Auckland (9:40 - 11am Pacific Blue)
Fly Aucklandà London