Weekend in the Catlins 
He only needed to visit the Catlins region, at the south east of the country to loop around the South Island. The leaflets, beaches, forests, vast spaces and pristine, immaculate beauty, geological curiosities ... The field is what is actually found, we are nevertheless disappointed. Not that the beaches are not pretty, the hills and fields of sight does not inspire calm and relaxation or as forests are of no interest. No, actually, we saw much more picturesque coastline in Abel Tasman park, natural areas so more wild on the West Coast, corner of paradise scattered elsewhere on the island! Far from being tired or bored by the country travel to rehearsal, we note only that the Catlins region is not the inevitable destination the country, especially for tourists limited by their retention times. We do however regret not having run the 180km coastal road stretching from Invercargill to Balclutha. May and his time less summer discourages visitors and we do not come across many people on the road.
steps are common: a waterfall here, a beach there, another waterfall farther and caves carved into the rock or a fossil forest. A route, few opportunities to drive us away because we around, there is nothing! New Zealand in the rough, where there is no fear the thief or the unknown, where nature has every right!
We return to Queenstown, a city decidedly well stranger! We find a lake surrounded by mountains whose tops whiten a bit more every morning. Coats and gloves are our most valued companions. 2 new days off ahead, but this time, no program planned to visit another region for the rain (snow?), Wind and cold are expected and we may condemn us to bundle up under blankets in front the chimney. We are thinking of you and the joys of spring!
Not always easy to update a travel blog when really feels like to mop. Work pocket, a roof over their heads, familiar landmarks, landscapes, well known make life here a relatively sedentary existence eventually. Some opportunities are yet to finish exploring the South Island. There were only the foot of Mount Cook to close the loop to visit the region. Now it is in Queenstown people clinging to the lake where the water is always the same blue, the mountains that hide the sun from the middle of the afternoon. The winter sets in and sometimes freezes all access to the outside world (snowy roads, necks, flights diverted). The Wakatipu Basin is the cradle for our whole season. Tracks Ski preparing to open stores organize their shelves complete equipment rental ski, the information center "snow" are already hosting the first festival enthusiasts and fignolent organization. Pending the return of tourists, the city sits and enjoys the final moments of calm before the avalanche of visitors. Queenstown in mid season is probably another Queenstown but it's worth it! 
