The
weather only impacted us badly twice, forcing cancelation of airborne bookings.
The first was a breakfast balloon flight over the Canterbury Plains and the
second was a flight by nine-seater plane from Queenstown to Milford Sound,
across the lakes and mountains of Queenstown and Fjordland.
We
had two days of rain, neither of which particularly marred our trip mainly due
to good fortune - the worst of the two days was when we drove from Queenstown
to Franz Josef. The first part of the day was unfortunate as we drove most of
the Crown Range Road, a scenic mountain drive just outside Queenstown, in thick
mist and cloud. However, later in the day driving through the gorges that form
the Gates of Haast on the west coast, the heavy rain added to the drama of the gorges,
mountains and waterfalls.
The
rest of our stay was good weather-wise, days mixed between requiring a fleece
and others when shorts and T shirts were adequate. Whether it’s true or not,
we’d heard that if you drive clockwise around the South Island and start with
good weather, you’ll stick with good weather - it certainly held good for us.
Bro?
NZ slang for mate.
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