It was a beautiful bright day, so we decided that this would be a good day to explore Mt Aspiring National Park and do some of the child friendly walks that are just off the Haast Highway (also known by it’s more boring name, State Highway 6). The Haast Highway is a scenic road winding … Continue reading
Today, we decided to take another gander over the Crown Range Drive and stop at the town of Cardrona. Cardrona is one of New Zealand’s gold rush towns that sprang up in the 1860s alongside the Cardrona river. The town itself is now home to a few historical buildings and is mostly known for it’s … Continue reading
The Aged P was flying in to join us for our New Zealand trip, so we decided to take a drive towards the airport via the scenic Crown Range Road, which offers fabulous views over the valley, all the way to the snow tipped mountains. Crown Range Road is the highest main road in New … Continue reading
After spending the morning at Lake Hawea and Kidds Bush, we had to bring Little E and J back home for their mid-afternoon nap. On the way back to our apartment in Wanaka, we stopped off for a short while in the centre of town to pick up some supplies for dinner. Although J and Little … Continue reading
After our gruelling climb up Mount Iron the previous day, we decided that we deserved a break, so after a lazy morning we headed over to the nearby Lake Hawea, just a 15 minute drive from our home base at Lake Wanaka. Lake Hawea is located on the border of Mt Aspiring National Park, and lies in a … Continue reading
New Zealand is perhaps one of the most beautiful places that I have ever had the privilege to visit with the kids. I started writing about our trip two years ago, but what with one thing and another, I never finished this series. Well, it’s about time I finish what I started, right? Over … Continue reading
After a good night’s rest, we woke up fresh and full of beans, so we decided that we should all be paragons of virtue and get some Fresh Air and Exercise (which, as you all already know, is the best way to get over jet lag)! Getting Fresh Air and Exercise is very easily accomplished … Continue reading
A few years back, we went on a family holiday to the South Island of New Zealand, spending a week in Wanaka and another week in Queenstown. Little E was 9 months old at the time and J was nearly 4 years old. This was Little E’s 2nd trip out of Singapore, so we decided … Continue reading
Owl Fly Away 