The ship entered the Drake Passage while we were sleeping last night. It started off with a nice gentle rocking of the boat but before too long the gentle rocking turned heavier and we found that we had more to learn about ‘Drake proofing’ the cabin – anything on the tables or not locked up…
This morning we checked out of our hotel in Ushuaia and headed to Tierra del Fuego national park. The name translates to ‘land of fire’ and comes from early explorers after seeing the campfires of the indigenous people in the area. It is here that the Andes mountains end, the southernmost national park in the…
Getting from the North Island to the South Island means crossing the Cook Strait — by ferry if you have a car, by plane if you don’t. The ferry takes three hours. The strait can get rough. It’s worth it.
We weren’t planning to stop in Picton. Then we saw a brochure about swimming with dolphins. Plans changed. It turns out that Dusky dolphins respond very well to Away in a Manger.
Until yesterday, I thought that 90 mile beach was the longest beach in NZ. And apparently I’m not alone — if you Google the longest beaches in the world then 90 mile beach comes out in the top 10 just about every time. But not only is 90 mile beach not 90 miles long (it…