The national NZ train
service: punctual, clean, spacious seats, plenty of leg room, big picture
windows, even an outdoor (open-sided) viewing car, electrical outlets at every
seat, fabulous routes through jaw-dropping scenery -- what's not to love?
The Coastal Pacific hugs the shore for one of the world’s most scenic rides:
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| South Pacific Ocean: nothing between here and Chile |
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| Fur seals haul themselves out to sun on these rocks |
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| Dolphins and whales are reliably spotted out there |
before heading inland across the Canterbury Plains.
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| Lots of sheep farms along the way |
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| I really should eat more NZ lamb! |
Looks like the Kiwi version of the Glacier Express...
ReplyDeleteOceans instead of glaciers, farmland instead of snowfields. Gorgeous!