Queenstown, the beginning of our NZ adventures!

We arrived from Sydney to Christchurch then flew to Queenstown.
We did 2 big days of hiking while in Queenstown: the Tiki trail to reach the Fernhill loop: 5 hours of steep hiking to start our NZ holiday. But what views from the top!! On the second day, we started the Routeburn hike reaching the Flats huts. First time we crossed rivers with knee high water... The weather was not helping that day! Plenty of swing bridges as well!

Vue de chez nous a Queenstown

View from a window at Queenstown. They even framed it :-)

Our first hike! Very steep

Getting some rest!

Small river crossing

Almost at the top!

We did it!

Now we are going back down...

Arrivee a Queenstown

The Routeburn...sous la pluie

Milford Sound!

Quick stop at Te Anau (between Queenstown and Milford Sound)

Lots of great scenery

A quick stop on the way to Milford Sound

From our lodge, river and mountains

Vue de la riviere sur Tim devant notre lodge

Bon Appetit! Maman dans la cuisine communale du Milford Lodge!

Sun set at Milford Sound

Kayaking on Milford Sounds: plenty of cascades and NZ seals!

View from the kayaks

Great views all through the hike

Hiking Key Summit and Earland Fall: 5 hours of hiking today! Happy birthday Tim :-)

Earland falls - 174 meters high...

Quelle tenue!

Key Summit hike!

Our handsome birthday boy!!

Our stay at Milford Sound was spectacular. The drive was great with amazing views all the way from Queenstown. We chilled on the terrace of our lodge on our first afternoon then we kayaked yesterday and today we hiked. This is a beautiful part of the world. The photos don't do it justice.

Monday 24: we are off to New Zealand!

Tim has arrived!!

We had all day together in Sydney yesterday and took Tim for a tour of the main sites: The Harbor bridge and the Opera House, the Botanic gardens, the Rocks and the CBD. To end the day, we took a ferry to Taronga and chilled on a beach :-) which had a great view of the city.

We are now at Sydney airport and off to Christchurch then Queenstown (NZ). We do not know what the wi-fi will be like when we arrive at our hotel tonight but I am sure that Queenstown has a few McDo with network connection!

A good walk in the botanic garden to get rid of the jet lag!

A view from our roof top

Lunch at the Opera House

Our beach!

Sydney!!! In no specific order...

MANly Beach!

Lunch at The Opera House

From the Opera House, the CBD: Central Business District

From Watson Bay beach

The 3 sisters at Blue Mountain

Darling Harbour

View of the CBD from Darling Harbour

Last day in KI and some pics from Adelaide!

Antechamber bay where we saw babies penguins waiting for mum and dad to come back with fresh fish! No photos of them as they were hidding in the rocks and we did not want to disturb them.

Great clear water and not a soul, except for the babies penguins!

Our ride back to the mainland....

Une dedicace de maman a J-M: "hein mon cochon!"

Someone got older in Adelaide....
Even the cricket players practicing at Adelaide Oval where pleased to join the photo!

our last evening at The Ping Bay Dargon Lodge