Kiwis and Fairy Bread

2 January 2024 From this point on we would be on the trip home. We packed up Miranda for the second to last time. Good bye to Juan: “Dinner in Queenstown?” “Definitely! See you soon.” No need to stop and see the viewing points this time. But we were glad to watch a kea bird as we waited our turn in Homer Tunnel. It was trying to get into a caravan through a top vent. Going up the tunnel wasn’t nearly as scary as going down it in the other direction. A stop in Te Anau for a nap and… Read more

1 January 2024 It was going to be a long day, and we would explore Milford Sound in three different ways: by kayak, cruise and nature walk. So we woke up early and drove Miranda over to the visitor center parking lot before we’d even gotten out of our pajamas. This is one of the great things about van life: you can just go. It was chilly as we ate our muesli and layered up. Outside for a solid spraying of insect repellant, to the parking kiosk to pay the ridiculous fee for the day (I sure hope the money… Read more