Travels with rarecat

One of the high points of our trip was the helihike to Franz Josef glacier.  We looked forward to it with much anticipation as we approached...

Picard's - what can be better than local grown peanuts!  They are the sweetest peanuts we've tasted, if just because they are grown ...

Apart from being famous as Lord of the Rings country, Queenstown is also the destination for all kinds of adventure seekers - skiing, of cou...

Te Anau sits on Lake Te Anau, the largest lake on the South Island.  Surrounded by mountains, it is the gateway to Fiordland National Park. ...

We arrived at Milford Sound in good time and in good weather - a pleasant surprise after all the dire warnings.   Milford Sound had the repu...