After the Irish game we made our way south to Wellington and took the ferry to the South Island. Everyone had told us that we'd have difficulty getting the ferry because everything would be booked out because of the Rugby World Cup but this turned out not to be the case. This was the same with renting the camper van, I think they overestimated the amount of people that would be visiting or else everyone assumed everything would be booked out so no one actually tried to book anything. We spent some time around Nelson, a sunny spot in the north of the South Island.
We headed south then to the Franz Josef glazier. Here we planned to do another helicopter ride this time with a snow landing on the glacier. Unfortunately it was very cloudy which meant it wasn't worth doing it as visibility was extremely poor. Instead we did a quad bike tour. Things were a little more strict here compared to Quad Biking in Bolivia, if you turned the bike over or crashed into the instructor you would receive a fine. The terrain varied greatly and was considerably more difficult than that in Bolivia. The result was you didn't have time for messing around or racing.
The trip really showed what quad bikes are capable of, some of the water crossings were quite deep and some of the kills steep but the bikes had no problems especially when you put them into 4-wheel drive. The highlight of the trip for me was the river crossing. The photo doesn't really do it justice but the current was very strong, so much so that you could feel it pushing against the bike.
Finally to finish the day we had to clean the bikes and the overalls. They had a quick way of doing this!
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| Sunny Nelson! |
We headed south then to the Franz Josef glazier. Here we planned to do another helicopter ride this time with a snow landing on the glacier. Unfortunately it was very cloudy which meant it wasn't worth doing it as visibility was extremely poor. Instead we did a quad bike tour. Things were a little more strict here compared to Quad Biking in Bolivia, if you turned the bike over or crashed into the instructor you would receive a fine. The terrain varied greatly and was considerably more difficult than that in Bolivia. The result was you didn't have time for messing around or racing.
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| Quad Biking in New Zealand |
The trip really showed what quad bikes are capable of, some of the water crossings were quite deep and some of the kills steep but the bikes had no problems especially when you put them into 4-wheel drive. The highlight of the trip for me was the river crossing. The photo doesn't really do it justice but the current was very strong, so much so that you could feel it pushing against the bike.
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| River Crossing on a Quad Bike |
Finally to finish the day we had to clean the bikes and the overalls. They had a quick way of doing this!
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| Free Shower Included |
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