Damian Christie flies from Invercargill to Rakiura, aboard Stewart Island Flights.
The plane: A Britten Norman Islander — a little 10-seater plane that feels like an adventure.
Class: One size fits all!
Price: $220 return.
Flight time: It's a quick 20-minute hop across Foveaux Strait, but there's a real sense of excitement as the wild bush-covered silhouette of Stewart Island/Rakiura starts to get bigger and bigger in the front window — it's huge!