December 14, 2014July 2, 2017Australia and New Zealand, Travel Day 40, Mornington Peninsula Yesterday was all about getting over the shock of finishing our tour of New Zealand. Having been up at 3:30 (NZ time) […]
December 13, 2014July 2, 2017Australia and New Zealand, Travel Day 39, Chritchurch to Melbourne (and end of trip reflections) And so our New Zealand trip comes to an end. We handed our hire car back on the South Island with around […]
December 12, 2014July 2, 2017Australia and New Zealand, Travel Day 38, Akaroa I wonder whether New Zealand consciously gave us today as a parting gift or whether it was just coincidence that the sun […]
December 11, 2014July 2, 2017Australia and New Zealand, Travel Day 37, Kaikoura to Christchurch Talking with the various B&B hosts that we’ve encountered along our journey it’s clear that if we are travelling between September and […]
December 10, 2014July 2, 2017Australia and New Zealand, Travel Day 36, Blenheim to Kaikoura Today was notable for two things. Rain Seals Because of 1. We had very little chance to see much other than 2! […]
December 9, 2014July 2, 2017Australia and New Zealand, Travel Day 35, Queen Charlotte Track With our success on the Abel Tasman track we decided that we would take on another track so we signed up for […]
December 8, 2014July 2, 2017Australia and New Zealand, Travel Day 34, Kaiteriteri to Blenheim We’re approaching the latter stages of our New Zealand tour as we head around the top end and down to our finish […]
December 7, 2014July 2, 2017Australia and New Zealand, Travel Day 33, Abel Tasman Coast Track The lonely planet guide describes the Abel Tasman Track as “one of the most scenic in the country passing through native bush […]
December 6, 2014July 2, 2017Australia and New Zealand, Travel Day 32, Punakaiki to Kaiteriteri (Abel Tasman) If you are coming to New Zealand you have to be prepared to treat the journey as part of the vacation. It’s […]
December 5, 2014July 2, 2017Australia and New Zealand, Travel Day 31, Franz Josef to Punakaiki Every weather forecast service predicted sunshine this morning. Including (according to our helicopter pilot) the official satellite picture from Milford. However, as […]