We don't have much of a plan, it's more like general areas we would like to see. We are planning on heading South to hit up Queenstown, Stewart Island, Milford Sound and the Fiordlands. We plan to leave tomorrow morning to arrive later in Wanaka, just outside of Queenstown. It's less touristy and is supposed to be pretty amazing.
After that we will go to Queenstown which is known as the extreme sports capital of New Zealand. While I most likely wont be doing any skydiving or bungy jumping, there might be a possibility of Zorbing in my future. It's basically a giant hamster ball for people to roll down hills. Pretty much as extreme as I'm planning. Queenstown also provides another thing that makes me happy; Lord of the Rings locations! Hopefully my LOTR location guidebook will make itself useful.
Next would most likely be Stewart Island, but due to the expensive ferry ticket, it will most likely be the thing that we cut. It's known for having many a kiwi (the birds) and beautiful tropical tracks. It's also really close to Antartica. If we don't end up there, it will most likely be the Fiordlands or Milford Sound for some really great tramping (hiking). I'm still on a search for a great backpacking backpack, hopefully I will find one in Queenstown. Apparently they are practically a requirement for New Zealand and not having one makes it very difficult.
So basically this is extremely unplanned. We will probably sleep a large amount of time in the car, a Nissan named Bluebird. I can't really say what to expect besides seeing the beauty known as the South Island, but I can tell you it will be an adventure. I look forward to sharing with you all the tales of my travels in two weeks when I return!
"The road goes ever on and on"
-Bilbo Baggins
Queenstown
Milford Sound
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