Cruising Milford Sound NZ

March 2, 2013 by firstmate


Even though it was a rainy day in Milford Sound, the clouds and mountains look spectacular.

Arriving in Wellington NZ

March 1, 2013 by firstmate

Te Hono ki Hawaiki

January 23, 2013 by firstmate


The meeting house Te Hono ki Hawaiki in Wellington Te Papa museum. In Maori mythology,
Hawaiki is the ancestral land of origin, before they travelled across the sea to New Zealand.
The phrase Te Hono ki Hawaiki means link back to Hawaiki.

Crossing the Tasman Sea

January 15, 2013 by firstmate


Another Sea Day. For that part of the Tasman Sea the weather is uneventful.

Oosterdam in Hobart Tasmania

January 14, 2013 by firstmate


As part of the cruise to New Zealand ms Oosterdam arrives in Hobart Tasmania

Flying over the Southern Alps

January 10, 2013 by firstmate


Sometimes Cruise Fanatic has to fly. On the way to Queenstown, New Zealand.

Grey day with a grey sea

January 9, 2013 by firstmate


There is also a beauty in a grey Southern Ocean. And 90% chance of rain.

Forests of North Island NZ

December 3, 2012 by firstmate


In the Forest of North Island west of Auckland travelling to Karekare Beach.