Intro and Itinerary

River near Milford Sound

This is a journal of our trip to New Zealand in February/March, 2002. We'd just spent 3 weeks in Australia and we had 10 wonderful days in New Zealand. Highlights included kayaking in the stunningly beautiful Milford Sound (Day 2), shopping for crafts in Hokitika (Day 5), and kayaking in Abel Tasman national park (Day 7).

Day 1: Christchurch to Queenstown
Day 2: Kayaking Milford Sound
Day 3: Boat trip on Doubtful Sound
Day 4: Drive to West Coast
Day 5: Hokitika to Nelson
Day 6: Nelson
Day 7: Kayaking Abel Tasman
Day 8: Nelson to Christchurch
Day 9: Christchurch
Day 10: Leaving New Zealand

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