Kepler Track
From lush rain forest paths along the shores of Lake Te Anau and Manapouri to alpine sections over Mt Luxmore and exposed ridges. Some modest rain, but dodged some nasty weather on the day that counted. Day 1 – Te…
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Lake Waikaremoana
A lovely semi-circular walk from Whanganui Hut to Onetoto Bay along the shores of Lake Waikaremoana. And it would not be a Great Walk if it did not rain, and it certainly rain on the last day. Day 1 –…
Milford Track
Back in October, Caroline and I visited Milford Sounds and were amazed at the stunning beauty of this place. That night I booked a spot on the Milford Track. There was just one spot for one person available for the…
Tongariro Northern Circuit
Bad weather almost spoilt the dream to complete the Tongariro Alpine Crossing. But snuck it in.
Glenorchy
Home to the Lord of the Rings. Truely magical.
Milford Sound
Thursday, November 5, 2020 The drive from Arrowtown to Milford Sound is amazing. We took our time and just enjoyed the drive. The plan for the day was to camp at one of the DOC (Department of Conservation) campgrounds along…
Arrowtown
Tuesday, November 3, 2020 A very peaceful night sleep and a relaxing breakfast. But time to head to the historic Arrowtown, which was just down the road. On arrival in the town we decided to check out the local “Holiday…
Mt Aspiring National Park
Saturday, October 31, 2020 Landed in Queenstown and picked-up our “camper”. This is the first time we have ever used a small van camper. We choose the Sprinter camper model, as a test run and to answer the question, could…
Wellington (revisited)
Sunday, August 25, 2013 We arrived in Wellington yesterday evening, with Joh and Mark. The four of us took up residence at Jude and Nick’s in Petone, where Jane and Tim where already staying. Jude and Nick aren’t here at…
Havelock North
Friday, August 23, 2013 Today is our last full day here in Havelock North, tomorrow we head south to Wellington. That will give us a chance to see people in the area and to arrange some documents to get us…
Hamilton – Auckland – Gisborne
Tuesday to Thursday, August 13 – 16, 2013 We went out on a 3-day trip, mainly to catch up with family. First stop was Hamilton where we stayed with Jan and David. Then onto Auckland to catch up with John. We…
Basecamp Havelock North
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 Free rental car. Really. We needed to get from Wellington to the Hawkes Bay. We looked at flying and rental cars, with the latter being our preferred option: the drive is not that long (about 4…
Intermezzo: New Zealand
Friday, August 2, 2013 New Zealand was not a scheduled stop on this world tour, but circumstances beyond our control had us looking for a place to cool our heels while waiting for Sterlin to arrive in Sydney. What happened?…
New Zealand Dec 2008 – Jan 2009
On Dec 19th we went to New Zealand for the Christmas Holidays; we came back home on Jan 4th. Here are some photo albums from our trip to New Zealand; this one was all about friends and family and was…
Wellington
Caroline caught up with family and friends in and around Wellington while getting to know the city a bit better. photos