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Christchurch, Arthur's Pass, The glaciers, Milford Sound, Mount Cook, Abel Tasman National Park, Wellington, Tongariro National Park, Bay of Islands, Auckland

Hector Yague
2005-10-09 15:46:17

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in the activity-pumping town of Queenstown, where Felix hit the city center for a night out while I embraced Morpheus' blessing spell faster than I could un-tie my shoes. It had truly been a wonderful, alas exhausting day. Can't fucking believe Felix still had energy to go out clubbing! These englishmen are all mental, I tell you...

Mount Cook

Australasia's rooftop with its intimidating 3800'ish meters of altitude, the Mt. Cook lies moreless in the center of the south island, wrapped up by the impressive mountain range of the Southern Alps. Apparently, the size and the surroundings of this bad boy are so that excellent walks with awe-inspiring scenery are to be found here. However, the Goddess of misfortune chose us as her next victims, for we were welcomed with awful weather conditions upon arrival to Mt. Cook National Park. Indeed, it was rainy, foggy, cold and miserable, all the mountains shyly hidden behind a thick blanket of clouds and therefore our tramping expectations all but spoilt. So we sat our asses all day long at the guesthouse praying for the mist to depart, alas it certainly didn't. The next morning it was pretty much the same so we had to call it quits and give it up. Pissed off and disappointed, we packed up our stuff and drove away from the Mt. Cook without having even had the chance to see it. Aahhhh bollocks!

Abel Tasman National Park

After one full and eventless day of constant driving northwards, we finally reached the north-west corner of the south island, home of one of the most beautiful natural environments in New Zealand: the Abel Tasman National Park.

The Abel Tasman area is a lush show off of foliage extravaganza, combining thick forests and pristine beaches. In fact, the nearby beach of Kaiteriteri had been voted in 2003 by the UK-based newspaper The Guardian as ...