South Island

We have tons of photos to post but need to get somewhere where the modem speed is better.  I will go back and insert them where they belong
Question #11, If you were looking for "comfort down under" What would you be shopping for?


Decided to turn the "Quill" over to my bride today,,,,,,,,,,


<P>Okay, it's me, Nan. The South Island is fantastic, and it turns out you can't see everything in 3 1/2 weeks. We may extend our time here - but there will still not be enough time. Everywhere we go, I can't help thinking how much my kids would love it here. My wish is they will all be able to come to New Zealand. We have seen such amazing sights and the hiking (tramping) must be spectacular!
We went to Christchurch and took the cablecar tour. Wonderful time. We moved on and spent the night in a backpackers in Springfield. Heading towards the West coast, we passed beautiful country all day today. The highlight was the gorgeous coast, reminiscent of Carmel and the California coast. "Pancake rocks"-AMAZING! . So now we're in Westport and we'll be heading inland towards Nelson tomorrow. I took a zillion pictured today. We'll try to edit them as best as we can. Hey, Jazz girls...let's do a slide show and John will narrate! We have seen amazing sites around every turn so taking pictures seems fruitless
Geography stuff over. I've reassessed this trip and how we would have done things differently. Packing would have been modified. I have made notes, but will I be able to find them when then next time comes?