itinerary
ok, so since i'll be gone for the next two weeks i obviously won't be updating, but i plan on catching up on everyone's journal when i get back. so, if you feel so inclined one day to wonder where i am/what i'm doing, here's the deal:
15 April-- depart Auckland at 8am --> Hahei :: sea kayaking, Hot Water Beach
16 April-- depart Hahei at 8am --> Raglan :: surfing
17 April-- depart Raglan at 8am --> Waitomo :: blackwater rafting --> Rotorua
18 April-- morning in Rotorua :: zorbing --> Taupo :: skydiving
19 April-- depart Taupo at 8am --> Tongariro Nat. Park :: Tongariro Crossing (Mt. Doom from LOTR)
20 April-- depart National Park 8am --> Wellington
21 April-- ferry from Wellington 8:45am --> Abel Tasman National Park :: hiking, kayaking
22 April-- depart from Abel Tasman at 12:30pm --> Barrytown
23 April-- free day in Barrytown :: beaches, hiking, bone carving, knife making
24 April-- depart Barrytown 9am --> Franz Josef
25 April-- Franz Josef :: glacier hike / depart at 3pm --> Haast :: rainforest hike
26 April-- depart Haast at 8am --> Queenstown :: basically the adventure capitol of the world
27 April-- depart Queenstown at 8am --> Christchurch
28 April-- my free day in Christchurch :: aquarium, museams, sightseeing, etc
29 April-- flight from Christchurch 10:20am --> arrive back in Auckland 11:40am
so there you have it-- that my spring break in a nutshell. i should be back to railway by at most 2pm on saturday the 29th. i'll come back bearing SO MANY photos and stories (hopefully) that i'll try and update in spurts over that saturday and the following sunday, so as not to cram everything in one entry.
alright then, bon voyage!
15 April-- depart Auckland at 8am --> Hahei :: sea kayaking, Hot Water Beach
16 April-- depart Hahei at 8am --> Raglan :: surfing
17 April-- depart Raglan at 8am --> Waitomo :: blackwater rafting --> Rotorua
18 April-- morning in Rotorua :: zorbing --> Taupo :: skydiving
19 April-- depart Taupo at 8am --> Tongariro Nat. Park :: Tongariro Crossing (Mt. Doom from LOTR)
20 April-- depart National Park 8am --> Wellington
21 April-- ferry from Wellington 8:45am --> Abel Tasman National Park :: hiking, kayaking
22 April-- depart from Abel Tasman at 12:30pm --> Barrytown
23 April-- free day in Barrytown :: beaches, hiking, bone carving, knife making
24 April-- depart Barrytown 9am --> Franz Josef
25 April-- Franz Josef :: glacier hike / depart at 3pm --> Haast :: rainforest hike
26 April-- depart Haast at 8am --> Queenstown :: basically the adventure capitol of the world
27 April-- depart Queenstown at 8am --> Christchurch
28 April-- my free day in Christchurch :: aquarium, museams, sightseeing, etc
29 April-- flight from Christchurch 10:20am --> arrive back in Auckland 11:40am
so there you have it-- that my spring break in a nutshell. i should be back to railway by at most 2pm on saturday the 29th. i'll come back bearing SO MANY photos and stories (hopefully) that i'll try and update in spurts over that saturday and the following sunday, so as not to cram everything in one entry.
alright then, bon voyage!