New Zealand SOUTH ISLAND: The Ultimate Retirement Travel Journey in NZ

Today's experience is our New Zealand South Island travel adventures. We made our first trip to the spectacular country of New Zealand, where we visited one of the most beautiful places in the world. Our South Island trip started in Picton and a ride on the Coastal Pacific train to Christchurch. The next portion was the TranzAlpine train through the Southern Alps to Greymouth. Our roadtrip started from there with the first stop being a half-marathon in Westport. We then headed south by Pancake Rocks, Hokitika Gorge, Mount Cook, and Haast for a jet boat ride. The drive through the Southern Alps to Wanaka and Queenstown was beautiful, followed by another scenic drive to Te Anau and Milford Sound. The Milford Sound area was one of the most scenic we have seen and we included a kayaking tour to see penguins, dolphins, and seals.
After picking up our first ever hitchhiker, which turned out enabling us to meet a wonderful Italian girl, our final stop was in Queenstown. Here is where John went bungee jumping for the first time and had the experience of a lifetime.
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00:00 Introduction
00:45 Coastal Pacific Train to Christchurch
00:55 TranzAlpine Train to Greymouth
01:05 Road Trip Begins on Great Coast Road
02:21 Hokitika Gorge and more
03:23 Haast Jet Boat on Waitoto River
04:16 Blue Pools of South Island
04:58 Wanaka
05:30 Te Anau and Milford Sound
07:11 Queenstown and Bungee Jumping
10:15 Queenstown and Onsen Hot Tubs