BEAUTIFUL SOUTH ISLAND

Evening Star, Issue 22896, 2 March 1938, Page 10

BEAUTIFUL SOUTH ISLAND

AIR TRAVELLERS' IMPRESSED AMERICAN VISITORS' HURRIED TOUR ; ' a '• s Realising that the scenic attractions of New Zealand are countless, and that they had only 16 days in which to view the-country, a party of American tourists have overcome their difficulty by chartering an aeroplane to cover _ as much of the South Island as possible in the time at their disposal, i The visitors—Mrs Van Sinderen, her three children, and Mr V. H. M‘Cutcheon, all of whom -are New Yorkers—arrived at Auckland on February 18 by the Mariposa from San Francisco., They journeyed through" the North Island by motor car, touching, as many t beauty spots as their limited. stay would permit, but before leaving Auckland they made arrangements lj»., charter , an . aeroplane atWailio td fly . over the mountains arid lakes-of the South Island. The early’ portion of theif trip in the South Island was also covered by car, but yesterday morning they. eriteted the aeroplane at Waiho and commenced the trip to Dunedin via Mount Cook, Milford, and the Lakes district, arriving here early in the afternoon. ■, When seen by a reporter, both Mrs Van Sinderen and' Mr M'Cutcheon Tver© enthusiastic about the wonderful scenery they had viewed, and their one regret was that two, and a-halt hours’ flying did not permit of their inspecting all the districts they would have liked to, see. However, they were agreed that that length of time could not have been put to better advantage anywhere. Their contact with the South Island has been of the happiest, and it was with a note of regret that they said they would have to hurry away from here this_ morning on the journey by air to Christchurch.