tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post9215258932879948312..comments2024-03-19T22:19:20.357+00:00Comments on Captain Ahab's Watery Tales: Don't go down the Crown Range RoadAndy Tidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-82825131179793116362019-02-10T14:40:55.383+00:002019-02-10T14:40:55.383+00:00Oh my goodness! I can imagine how scary that would...Oh my goodness! I can imagine how scary that would've been, there's many roads like that in NZ. Thank goodness you're all safe. Stunning scenery, we've driven that road in July 2011 and had a brief stop at the Cardrona Hotel. Happy travels!Barry and Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09414795991385028096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-68607236938904309912019-02-10T13:31:35.677+00:002019-02-10T13:31:35.677+00:00That looks like the same road I travelled as a hol...That looks like the same road I travelled as a holidaymaker in '96. I was in Queenstown and wanted to visit Wanaka, and booked a local tour guide minibus to take me. The driver asked if I wanted to go via "The Scenic Route", and naturally I said yes! I was surprised how quickly the surface changed from tarmac to gravel, particularly as we were in an ordinary 2WD Toyota Hi-Ace, but he didn't seem the least bit bothered. He stopped at a number of vantage points so I could get the camera out, and even took me direct to the airfield and then to the motel in Wanaka itself, and dropped my bags off. Happy memories...Dave Wardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-33934209900550017032019-02-10T07:51:54.993+00:002019-02-10T07:51:54.993+00:00Don't suppose the Crown Range has changed much...Don't suppose the Crown Range has changed much since I was at primary school. Lovely part of New Zealand. Leo No2https://www.blogger.com/profile/17273683190784875130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-58308822182056818492019-02-09T03:15:24.390+00:002019-02-09T03:15:24.390+00:00What.... no photos of Arrowtown or Milford Sound? ...What.... no photos of Arrowtown or Milford Sound? You missed the best parts! Did you take the lake cruise on the Ernslaw steamer? Crossing over to the West Coast of the South Island where you can share the bridges with the trains!Tom and Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277996736846008000noreply@blogger.com