Disc Golf
2024年2月1日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
After lunch 5 of us hired some discs for disc golf to play the 18 hole free course in Queenstown Gardens. After being 4 shots clear through the front 9 I absolutely capitulated on the back 9, fishingもっと詳しく
Queenstown Gondola
2024年2月1日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
No rest for the wicked as we headed up the Queenstown Gondola! This was a mission with a purpose as we bought a combined ticket for the gondola and 6 goes on the luge (more on this in the next post).
Luge
2024年2月1日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
At the top of the gondola is a whole host of activities including a gravity powered luge/go kart track. You're transported from the bottom of the track up to the top each time by a ski lift. This wasもっと詳しく
旅行者YEAH THAT LOOKS GREAT 🛷 REMINDS ME OF THE TOBOGGAN RIDE ON THE GREAT ORME 🏴
Final Night in Queenstown
2024年2月1日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
For my final night in Queenstown I finished off my bottle of wine from the night before with dinner! We then headed to play some pool and were delighted to find Margaritas being the special offer forもっと詳しく
Leaving Queenstown
2024年2月2日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌧 9 °C
It's been a very wet morning, the first one in a long time, but thankfully I've spent it in the airport departure lounge. Its starting to clear up a bit now but regardless I'm heading to sunnyもっと詳しく
Auckland Coast to Coast - Start Point
2024年2月2日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌬 23 °C
After landing in Auckland a little late I took the 40 minute bus to my hostel in the heart of the city. After checking in I then got back on the bus and headed back towards the airport (but not asもっと詳しく
Jellicoe Park
2024年2月2日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌬 23 °C
The walk doesn't follow the most direct route but instead includes a number of slight detours to take the most scenic route including the likes of Jellicoe Park here!
One Tree Hill
2024年2月2日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌬 23 °C
Next up on the hike was a winding ascent up to the monument atop of One Tree Hill. Panoramic views around the city including out to the coast and the city centre!
Cornwall Park
2024年2月2日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌬 22 °C
Cornwall Park proved to be the longest stint on the walk. However as I progressed through the park it started to rain an unfavourable amount with the forecast indicating this would likely remain forもっと詳しく
An Enthralling Morning!
2024年2月3日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
I had a few jobs to do that I'd been putting of for a while till I reached the capital city where I knew resources would be aplenty! It was also on and off rain all morning so there's wasn't loadsもっと詳しく
Auckland Free Walking Tour
2024年2月3日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌬 21 °C
This afternoon I'd booked myself onto a free walking tour. Despite the big crowd I was the only Brit in the group!
It was super interesting to learn more about the history of the city and many of theもっと詳しく
Auckland Free Walking Tour Pt.2
2024年2月3日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
The tour lasted over 2.5 hours in total so it offered great value for money for the $10NZD I gave to the guide (and definitely better value than my morning).
Mt. Eden
2024年2月4日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
This morning I decided I would sort of carry on the coast to coast walk so took the bus to the next stop on the walk which was Mt Eden! Mt Eden is a dormant volcano with a very visible crater,もっと詳しく
Auckland Domain
2024年2月4日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Next up was the Auckland Domain, said to be the 'heart of the city' as many mass gatherings have taken place here over the years from concerts to protests, with set up for some sort of even takingもっと詳しく
Auckland War Memorial Museum
2024年2月4日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
The final stop within Auckland Domain was the war memorial museum. Although I didn't pay to see the exhibitions I took the time to stop and marvel at the great architecture!
Auckland Art Gallery
2024年2月4日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
My final stop of the morning was the art gallery. Free entry! Whilst some of the paintings and art were very impressive, it's fair to say that, as ever, some of the 'art' was absolute 🐎💩.
Arataki Visitors Centre
2024年2月4日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
From the art gallery, I was picked up by Raani, a local to Auckland friend I'd made at the New Zealand Scout Jamboree. Despite being only 24 years old, she is the New Zealand Scouts Nationalもっと詳しく
Piha Beach
2024年2月4日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
We then headed to Piha Beach for some boogie boarding! The waves were merciless as we often found ourselves getting tossed around uncontrollably despite our best efforts and Raani's experience. Iもっと詳しく
Mission Bay
2024年2月4日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
We then went for a drive along the coast, stopping off at a former war memorial gunsite along the way. We then enjoyed a takeaway burger and chips on the beach in Mission Bay before we said ourもっと詳しく
Rangitoto Island
2024年2月5日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Today I took the ferry across to Rangitoto Island. The island was formed of volcanic rock that had erupted from the crater in the centre of the island. It is uninhabited by humans and has very fewもっと詳しく
Rangitoto Lighthouse
2024年2月5日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Out on the west coast of the island is Rangitoto Lighthouse with a beach to enjoy the views back across to the city suburbs! After stopping for lunch here I continued my ascent.
Rangitoto Crater and Summit
2024年2月5日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
In the first two images you can see the volcano crater, which is now covered in vegetation. Just beyond this point is the summit which was also used as a former war gunpoint.
Lava Caves
2024年2月5日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Close to the summit are a series of naturally formed lava caves. There is one cave in particular that you can walk all of the way through (with a good torch)!
Descending and Leaving Rangitoto Island
2024年2月5日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
The descent from the summit offered a strong representation of the islands volcanic beginnings. I eventually descended down back to the beautiful blue water to board the ferry back to the city.
Viaduct Harbour & Happy Hours
2024年2月5日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
After making it back to the city I wasn't ready to call it a day just yet whilst the sun was still going strong! I therefore took a stroll through Viaduct Harbour and took advantage of a couple ofもっと詳しく