Anyone around? This forum seems pretty quiet :) Still working on itinerary but hope to hit a good chunk of the country. |
Once I get back to DC I’ll give you some contact info, but you can start with a beermail to Jimthechap (real name Jonno) in Christchurch. He’s the most active NZ rater. |
A few people are around, but we are nocturnal in nature. =) |
Any more news on this? Also you do realise that May is the almost the start of winter? |
We arrive May 5th and head home June 1. Haven’t booked anything in between yet. We need to get on that! My wife is a college professor so it was either May or July-August that we could get the time off this year. |
Originally posted by jercraigs I’m in Auckland which is where you will most likely fly in. Are you looking to hire a car and travel? And it is a long way(and cold)) to Dunedin! |
I went in August, which NZers warned me was the dead of winter. That meant that I sometimes had to wear a light jacket at night as temps plummeted to the 50s F (10s C). Cold is a relative thing, I guess, but most Americans (except those from Florida or Southern California) would probably survive the dreaded NZ winters. |
Itinerary is shaping up to be: |
Is the purpose of the trip to drink beer or to enjoy the scenery? There are a few locations on your trip that will be barren wastelands for good beer but are great locations to visit. |
It’s definitely more of a "see New Zealand" trip. The beer is secondary but we have found plenty of potential beer stops (where they are available). |
Bump. Leaving on Tuesday! |
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