Departure from Brisbane
6月22日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Checked in and through security, I'm ready to head over and dive right into the action.
Arrived in Auckland
6月23日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
After landing, I had some excitement when I lost my backpack, passport included. Waiting for the bag to turn up again while being watched by customs was certainly an interesting start to the trip.
Kiwi Hatchery
6月23日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Saw some wee baby kiwis on the way to Rotorua, passing through Tirau and seeing the corrugated iron dog and sheep. After that, a few of the other tourers did some zorbing down a picturesque hill.
Rotorua Māori Night
6月23日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌙 10 °C
A grand feasting was had at Mitai Māori village, the cultural show was amazing and truly an awesome experience. Featuring bonus poorly shot image of glow worms in action.
Hobbiton
6月24日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
A good part of the reason I wanted to come to Aotearoa, New Zealand was to see Hobbiton and it lived up. It was such a detailed site and we were able to go into the sets and we even got a beer at theもっと詳しく
Canopy Ziplining
6月24日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Guided by two hilarious experts, we hit the zipline in an old growth forest off Rotorua. Not only did we fly fast and hard, we learnt info on New Zealand's pest species.
The night was finished with aもっと詳しく
Waiota Mudpools
6月25日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
Leaving Rotorua behind for Taupō, we stopped on the way at the mud pools outside town, taking in the sight and sound of the bubbling steaming geothermal mud.
Huka Falls
6月25日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Our next stop on the way was at Huka Falls, where we saw and again heard them. The water rushing through the solid rock gorge it had made for itself was an awesome sight.
Cruise on Lake Taupō
6月25日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
A chill afternoon, visiting iconic locations such as Maccas-with-plane, and wandering about Taupō, was immediately followed by yet another party night, but this time on a boat on Lake Taupō.
Inもっと詳しく
Gollum's Pool (Tawhai Falls)
6月26日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌬 10 °C
A quick stop on the way to Ohakune, we did a trail walk down to Tawhai Falls, a location made famous in the Lord of the Rings.
Bikes, Beers and Eclairs
6月26日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
We rode through railway tracks turned bike trails, saw some local forest, then rode back, did a tasting of the local beers, and had some delicious eclairs.
Black Sand at Paraparaumu
6月27日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
A pit stop on the way to Wellington, we had lunch and a walk around, myself on the black beaches, and in the Taika Waititi voiced bathrooms.
Walkabout in Zealandia
6月28日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
A native reserve right in the middle of Wellington, built on top of an old dam. Zealandia was a rainy but pretty walk where we saw native birds, trees, and the like.
Te Papa Tongarewa
6月28日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
The national museum of Aotearoa New Zealand, Te Papa has many exhibits focused on New Zealand's heritage and history.
After the museum, we walked to the cable car and took a quick ride up to theもっと詳しく
Crossing the Cook Strait
6月29日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Leaving Wellington, we crossed the Cook Strait, catching a view of both the North and South Islands simultaneously.
The real treat of the ferry ride was passing through Marlborough Sound, the cloudsもっと詳しく
To sea to see the seals
6月30日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌬 10 °C
After a beautiful 8am sunrise with snow capped mountains in the background, and with other members of the tour lined up to do swimming with dolphins, I went out to Kaikōura Peninsula on a hike, bothもっと詳しく
Christchurrrch
7月1日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
We arrived in Christchurch after a solid morning of bus naps and driving. The afternoon in Christchurch involved a quick walk around to see the Cardboard Cathedral, the Christchurch Cathedral and Newもっと詳しく
Arthur's Pass and the West Coast
7月2日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
We drove from Christchurch through to the West Coast passing through the stunning Arthur's Pass, and as we reached the west coast we got a talking about Pounamu.
Adventures in Franz-Josef
7月2日〜3日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
At the foothills of the Franz-Josef Glacier, I spent the first day carving some Pounamu and the second day riding quad bikes up to the glacier itself.
Driving to Queenstown
7月4日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ 5 °C
As we made our trek back across to the east coast, we saw amazing mountain and glacial valley vistas that got me all the more excited for some time on the slopes in Queenstown.
On the way we stoppedもっと詳しく
A Chilly Night Out
7月4日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
For our first night in Queenstown we went to the iconic Below Zero Ice Bar, where we had some drinks which rapidly froze and after I left someone managed to break one of the very expensive iceもっと詳しく
Wine Tour
7月5日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ⛅ 4 °C
Signing off my last night with the Panorama crew, we went on a wine tour around the Queenstown area to three spots to have a sampling of the local wines and beers.
We had Pinot Noirs and Rieslings,もっと詳しく
Skiing at Cardrona
7月7日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ -3 °C
For the first day of skiing, I managed to function exclusively off memory and later in the day, unearned confidence.
The slopes were good fun and I had my fair share of stacks and afterwards I wasもっと詳しく
Skiing at The Remarkables
7月8日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
After a sore morning, the day at the Remarkables was spent mostly on the green slopes with a dabbling in the blues. It was a beautiful day with minimal stacks.
I did have one kid take me out fromもっと詳しく
Skiing at Coronet Peak
7月11日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
After two rest days, we headed up to Coronet Peak for one last run. My last day of skiing was a successful one with minimal crashing and a good few blue runs thrown in.
The day started out icy withもっと詳しく







































































































































































旅行者Are you at your tour meeting place yet ?
旅行者Hope it all worked out ok. Have a wonderful time xx