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Mount Cook
(Nov 11 '06)
We got up very early and I drove along way(while Colette slept!!) to see Mount Cook before the cloud covered it up. It was spectacular as we approached Mount Cook Village and got great views of the ...
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"Tramps and Hookers"
(Apr 03 '07)
""wide open plains that stretch for miles with huge walls of mountains on all sides""
On Monday afternoon we journeyed down from Kaikoura to Christchurch and spent the afternoon there, wandering around ...
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Fully recharged after our night by the sea it was time to take a trip back up to the mountains. First stop was Mt Cook national park, home of NZ largest mountain. I however ...
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Hiking In The Beautiful Mt Cook National Park
(Jan 31 '07)
Woke on the 31st to find a parking ticket slapped on the Mazda for parking facing the wrong direction! So before we left Dunedin Andy wangled our way out of paying the $40 fine at the Council Office. ...
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Mount Cook Village
(Nov 11 '06)
We left Queenstown bright and early for the last leg of our coach trip. The journey to Christchurch would have taken the best part of a day so we decided to break our journey at Mount Cook ...
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Rain, rain, go away
(Mar 06 '07)
The drive to Mount Cook was rather long. Before we reached our destination we were awed by the aquamarine waters of Lake Pukaki and the views of the mountains beyond. Granted our views were a bit ...
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Mount Cook, Lake Wanaka, and Queenstown
(Apr 06 '07)
"We picked a scenic location, however we didn’t realize until that night that is was on a slight slant!"
Easter Weekend April 6th – 9th, 2007
We set out on Friday morning about 8:30am on our way to ...
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A rival for Switzerland
(Jan 03 '07)
Today we had to leave Cristchurh, but we are certain that one day we will return to this extraordinary city.
Off to Mt Cook. On the way we passed two gorgeous lakes.... can't remember the name of ...
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Mount Cook or Ao-raki/rangi depending on which island you're from in Maori
Australasia /Oceana's highest peak (3754m), we didn't climb it though, that would be insane considering the snow. We ...
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Mount Cook Village
(Feb 14 '07)
Mount Cook is New Zealand's tallest mountain with 3754 meters. It is also known by its Maori name 'Aoraki', meaning cloud piercer.
We arrived in Mount Cook Village early afternoon. At a height of ...
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We went out for the half day Fox Glacier hike today. Fox is one of the two main glaciers on the west coast of the south island, the other being Franz ...
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Ice Ice Baby
(Apr 01 '08)
OOOoooO.. the glacier blog. I have waited for awhile to fill you in on this crazyness. So we 'rocked up'.. we say 'rocked up' now. It is Aussie for walked up.. but sounds way cooler and makes it ...
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We set off
from Christchurch and headed straight for the Mount Cook area to the West. We
passed lots of farms and farmland along the way, ...
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