Category Archives: New Zealand 2012

The plan for our next day at Stewart Island was to visit Ulva Island in Patterson Inlet. Ulva is completely free of invasive species and is home to a wife variety of bird life native to New Zealand. Our day … Continue reading →

The next morning dawned grey (a pretty much continual state of affairs on Stuart) so the pictures taken on our trip from Half Moon Bay to Patterson Inlet lacked much contrast. Patterson Inlet is the next inlet south of Half … Continue reading →

Taking the advice of our cruising guide, with another day of good weather we stayed on in Half Moon Bay while things remained placid. On our first day, we stopped by the local information center in Oban and planned a … Continue reading →

Once we had the anchor adventure sorted it was time to head to town. Our cruising guide to Stewart Island by the Mana Cruising Club strongly recommends that you complete your affairs in Oban and head for more protected waters … Continue reading →

In my flying days, we used to have a saying that the most dangerous time to climb into my F33 Bonanza was just after somebody else worked on it. That is one reason that my good friend, who was a … Continue reading →

It was now just after the autumnal equinox in New Zealand (March 22nd). At 44 degrees south, the hours of daylight were becoming noticeably shorter each day, the nights were getting colder and even during the day, the air had … Continue reading →

Another resource we found throughout NZ that is worth mentioning is their tourist information kiosks known as i-sites. We found them to be a great local resource of information, maps, brochures and activities. Akaroa was no exception and the i-site … Continue reading →

Many of the small towns and cities we have visited have simply wonderful museums detailing their local history. They do not require all day commitments – typically one to two hours. Akaroa was no exception and had one of the … Continue reading →