Tschüss Zürich

ready???
steady???
go!!!!
time to flight

check-in: done!!!!!
Second (Sprüngli) breakfast: done!!!!!
Goodmoring Cathay

Boarding!!!
pitstop in Hong Kong

Just landed!!!
And....
Happy Christmas :)
Hong Kong peak

Nice view.
Looking for a nap.......!!!!
Hong Kong airport

Here we are (again.....)
Next stop: Auckland!!!!!
landeeeeeeeed in Auckland!!!!!

After neverending flight (with a ghost seated next to me), finally Aukland, finally new zealand, finally holidays, finally honeymoooooooon!!
drive to Whakatane

Driving to whakatane was fun:
_ on the right
_ auto car
_ super tired
_ max speed 100km/h
But here we are!!!!
First trip: White Island

What an amazing place: dolphins, vulcano and super nice tour guides!!!!
Geothermal Activity

That was cool: amazing colorful hotwater!!!!
Rotorua (thermal????) holiday park

Nice camping, close to Rotorua city (still some issues to understand NZ cities system....)
Nice place and, again, super nice people: I'm getting suspicious.....!!!!)
Te Puia Maori and thermal valley

Kiwi (so cute!!!!): check
Māori culture: (more or less) check
(Pōhutu) geyser: check (it was far away from being 30 m height)
Sunstroke: saved by my wife!!!
Polynesian spa!!!!

Some relax (quandocevòcevò eh!!!!)
Taupo here we are!!!!

I thank our NZ gps for the shortest but not fastest way to Taupo: amazing landscape!
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Taupo: I like it!!!!

All about rugby shop was closed (at 6 pm.... €&#@@#!!!!), the dinner was nice with a lovely view of the lake.
I've also loved the old lady golf player!!!!
Huka Falls: gooooodmorning!!!

Early wake up (as usual...) and visit of Huka falls:
220,000 litres per second!!!!! Amazing!!
Then some shopping... :) (rugby t-shirt for the next season!!!!)
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Hobbiton!!!!!!!

Supernerd trip to Hobbiton!!!!
even though too many people around, it was a lovely experience!
Camilla promised me to watch together the Lord of the rings Trilogy on the fly back home!!!
Tongariro National Park: let's hike!!!

Just parked our fancy white Toyota Corolla a couple of (km) far away the start of the hike.
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Tongariro Alpine crossing: check!!!

It was long
It was demanding
It was hot/cold/hot/cold
It was AWESOME!!!!!
Difficult to describe it. Check out some pictures :)
I wanna do it again!!!!!!
Station Lodge: old hippy style relax

Finally some relax in this out of time hostel!!!
Wellington: happy new year!!!

Happy new year!!!!
2016 has been an unforgettable year!
2017? Will it be even better?? Let's see....
😊
Wellington: day two!

First day of 2017 fighting strong and neverending wind, all around in Wellington. Good choice visiting the City Gallery and testing and tasting super cool/hipster coffe/restaurant.
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Sailing to the south island!!!

Early wakeup to reach Wellington harbour (by foot...)
Next stop: Picton!!!!
Nelson!!!!

Finally arrived in Nelson!!
Now time to explore the city :)
Ps lovely hostel!!!
Nelson: get ready for the great walk!

First half of the day was grey, rainy and cold.... we did some shopping and prepared our backpacks for tomorrow abel tasman coast track.
After a lunch time cinema (Allied) the Sun was finally up andBaca selengkapnya