Category: New Zealand

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text tooltip_color=”color1″ tooltip_text_color=”color3″]This was one of the most tranquil and relaxing camp sites we have been to. The view to the lake is stunning. Next morning quite some weather is coming up. We take our time with a great breakfast in town, and decide to give the kite another shot- this time a little… Continue reading From Lake Tekapo to Timaru

Just a short drive- All of a sudden we have time to travel back, since we can drop off the car in Christchurch. Lake Tekapo is our next stop and we are looking forward to the hot pools there 🙂

Mount Cook is very special. Next day was all about a glacier lake kayak tour. Unfortunately we never got the photos from the people who brought smaller cameras…I just simply did not want to take the risk to get mine wet. the day after we took a hike – to hooker valley, great name! The… Continue reading Mount Cook

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Yay, finally Manchos dream come true: we are going to Queenstown! Home of beautiful scenery and all the adventure and kickass activities anyone can wish for. Not that we have done any of them! But our arrival was promising: after check in at the least charming campsite so far, we took a scenic walk by… Continue reading From Omarama to Queenstown

Apart from the dentist (which was the most delightful dentist visit I have ever experienced!) we have not seen much of Christchurch but hit the road again in the afternoon. It was time to go and see the penguins in Oamaru. And they get out of the water at dawn, after a long day of… Continue reading From Oamaru to Omarama hot tubs

After half a day in the wounderful but very smelly hot springs we decided to move on towards Oamaru- where we were going to see penguins!! But a very painful tooth slowed the journey down- and we ended up in a random campsite 9k east of Christchurch, close to a beach though. Charming at night,… Continue reading From Hanmer Springs to Christchurch

Actualy, we should be on our way to the glaciers on the westcoast, but we need to constantly drive away from the bad weather- so change of plans! Heading east instead, towards Christchurch via Hanmer Springs.

So glad to be here for more than 1 night for a change! We decide to go on a track from Totaranui to Seperation point. Well, we managed 3 quarters, the exhaustion does not agree with a 5 hours fast pace up and down the hill exercise. But what we have seen, is totally worth… Continue reading Abel Tasman National Park

That was one dramatic drive! Cloudy, rainy, sunny, extreme fog and a long windy gravel road that seems to lead to nowhere but finaly dropped us off at paradise: the scenic camp ground of Abel Tasman national park. We only realized the beautiful views we missed because of the fog on the way back, when… Continue reading From Anakiwa to Abel Tasman National Park