Apres une grasse matinee a Dunedin suite a une soiree chargee, nous nous sommes mis en route vers Queenstown, capital touristique de la NZ avec sa multitude ‘d’aventures’ aux tarifs exorbitants. Grace a Campermate nous nous sommes arretes dans le dernier camping gratuit avant la zone Queenstown – Wanaka ou plus rien n’est gratuit !…
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Milford Sound
We had a short window of good weather, and time, to visit Milford Sound, having to return to Dunedin in 2 days for a (very important) Super Rugby match! We arrived late at a rest area on the way to Te Anau, located on a parking lot of an old train station, which was quite…
Oamara, Dunedin & Otago Peninsula
Sur notre route depuis Mt Cook village jusqu’a Dunedin, nous avons decide de faire un arret a Oamara sur les conseils d’une locale croisee sur la peninsule de Banks. C’est une bourgade tres mignonne ou nos avons trouve un caravan park pour garer notre fidele poubelle et pouvoir nous laver le seant apres ces quelques…
Mt Cook/Aoraki NP
From Christchurch we headed West for our only inland destination on the South Island: Mt Cook National Park (Aoraki in Maori), the highest peak in NZ. Getting there is an expedition: a full day’s drive from Christchurch, the nearest big city, or you would have to fly from any location along the West Coast, which…
Banks Peninsula
Apres notre traversee du Mordor, nous nous sommes mis en route vers Wellington pour prendre le ferry vers l’ile du sud des que possible. Apres une nuit dans un camping gratuit a 1h de Wellington, nous avons facilement trouve un billet pour le ferry de 13h comme nous etions en pleine semaine. Sur l’ile du…
Tongariro Crossing
We arrived in Auckland, New Zealand at the end of March, but did not stick around long. We knew we would be returning the van and catching our flight here after our roadtrip, and that we had to ‘beat’ the incoming winter by shooting straight to the south of the South Island. Just enough time…
Buenos Aires
It took us a while to get used to the warm air and big-city vibe of Buenos Aires, after our few weeks trekking in Patagonia. But we had no time to spare: we would be flying off for New Zealand in only 2 days! We spent our first afternoon wandering around the neighbourhood of our…
Tierra Del Fuego
Apres notre journee bateau-pingouins, il nous fallait faire des economies. Nous avons donc decide de camper a l’entree du Parc de Tierra del Fuego afin de pouvoir entamer un trek de 2 jours au petit matin. Apres avoir allege nos sacs a notre auberge, nous avons pris un taxi (un sympathique immigre bolivien) direction le…
Ushuaia
Ushuaia, the End of the World, the Land of Fire, the southernmost tip of South America is truly a unique part of Patagonia: in lanscape, vegetation, marine-life, and general atmosphere. It is a land of contrast: a bustling city neighboured by a tranquile National Park and desolate islands. Quiet, barren, forests and violent seas teaming…
El Calafate & Perito Moreno
All tourists go to El Calafate for one reason only: to visit the mighty Perito Moreno Glacier, located in Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, 2 hours North from the dreary town. It’s an unmissable tourist attraction, unfortunately there is not much else to do in the area without a car, and everything is very expensive. Which…
El Chalten & Mt Fitz Roy
Notre voyage de El Bolson a El Chalten etait deja long sur le papier, 22 heures. Mais suite a je ne sais quel probleme d’ordre meteorologique, la Ruta 40 etait fermee. Du coup au lieu d’un bus de 22h, ce fut 2 bus pour 30h de voyage en passant par Rio Gallego et El Calafate….
El Bolson
We returned to Argentina, on foot from Chile, via the infamous one-way, week-long, Paso Leon trek (see previous posts). Needless to say we were fantasizing about hot showers, comfy beds and unhealthy foods! We walked from the border to the closest dirt road, then got transport to the bus stop on Ruta 40 from there,…
This Far Away 