Honey I don't think we are in OZ anymore

Want dense forest,  dessert or glaciers?   Maybe you prefer placid rivers, rapids, waterfalls or deep water gorges?  Vineyards or ranches? Oh, mountain peaks are what you are in the mood for. No worries.

Just cross "The Ditch" from Australia to New Zealand and you can have it all and then some.

The South Island has Queenstown, which at 45 degrees latitude is the as Eugene, OR - just on the other side - so the red wines are amazing!  Doubtful Sound is really a fjord and its Tasmanian Sea waters are some of the roughest in the world. There are also deserts, glaciers, forests and ranches of cattle and deer.  You may have heard they have a few sheep.  At about 43 million, that's 10 sheep for every person.  Escape to Glenorchy's Blanket Bay and you are in heaven and the land of the Lord of the Rings.

The North Island's warmth suggest you are thousands of miles away.  Auckland boasts more sailing vessels than any other city in the world.  Useppa - with a little effort we could take them on!
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