Arriving in Whangerai
2024年2月6日, ニュージーランド
☀️ 23 °C
This morning I took an early coach from Auckland, heading north into Northland to Whangerai! After checking into my hostel, which turns out to be a decommissioned prison cell block (I'll get someもっと詳しく
Hatea River Walkway
2024年2月6日, ニュージーランド
☀️ 25 °C
The route through the bush along the river certainly didn't disappoint! It provided much shade, vegetation and bridges as the winding path led towards the waterfall. There were even many of Newもっと詳しく
Whangerai Falls
2024年2月6日, ニュージーランド
☀️ 26 °C
In the early afternoon I arrived at the site of the waterfall. I stopped by here for around an hour and took the time to read and even get as close to the waterfall as possible without getting wet!もっと詳しく
Leaving Whangerai
2024年2月7日, ニュージーランド
⛅ 17 °C
This morning I departed Whangerai to head further north to Paihia. As promised here are a few snaps of the cell block I'd been staying in!
Ferry to Russell
2024年2月7日, ニュージーランド
☀️ 25 °C
After quickly checking in I took the ferry across to Russell, which once formed part of the old capital on New Zealand. The low winds made for a calm crossing and the skies were blue!
Flagstaff Hill
2024年2月7日, ニュージーランド
☀️ 25 °C
Once I made it to Russell, I followed the footpath signs up to Flagstaff Hill. At the top of the hill is a shipping mast which went through a period of being sawn down and resurrected every otherもっと詳しく
JHarwoodEvidently timings for people who don’t have new insoles in their walking shoes!
Tapeka Track
2024年2月7日, ニュージーランド
☀️ 24 °C
Next up I continued my walk across the peninsula to Tapeka beach and then a lookout point. Once again, lovely views and an even more ridiculous sign suggesting it would take an hour to cover 780m.もっと詳しく
100th Day Away - Bay of Islands Sailing
2024年2月8日, ニュージーランド
☀️ 23 °C
Today was 100th day of travelling! I therefore treated myself by taking a 6 hour cruise around the bay of islands which included lunch, snacks, snorkeling and an island stop.
I shared the day withもっと詳しく
旅行者Cheers 🥂 on completing 100 days and collecting a huge bag of memories. Here’s to the next 100. Go see the world 🌍 SON X
Motuarohia Island
2024年2月8日, ニュージーランド
☀️ 23 °C
During the cruise, we stopped at Motuarohia Island for snorkeling and a short hike! There were lots of huge fish to be spotted and we even saw some penguins! It is also the spot where Captain Cookもっと詳しく
A Day on the Road
2024年2月9日, ニュージーランド
⛅ 18 °C
This morning I hopped on the bus at Paihia at 7:45am, and after a 30 minute change in Auckland I reached my destination of Taupo at 5:50pm! So not much to report on in those hours but here's a coupleもっと詳しく
World's Coolest McDonalds
2024年2月9日, ニュージーランド
☁️ 21 °C
Taupo's McDonalds has been officially voted as the world's coolest! No surprise as it has a full plane as part of the restaurant with a staircase to access and a number of seats inside. I of courseもっと詳しく
Evening in Taupo
2024年2月9日, ニュージーランド
☁️ 20 °C
After finishing up at McDonalds I briefly explored the waterfront overlooking Lake Taupo, a lake formed from a volcanic crater that is the size of Singapore and holds the title of the largest lake inもっと詳しく
Taupo Graffiti Tour
2024年2月10日, ニュージーランド
☁️ 18 °C
Today I was meant to do the Tongariro Crossing, but due to bad weather it was cancelled. The rain was forecast to hit early afternoon and also threatened in the morning so I thought I'd take a walkもっと詳しく
Taupo Coastal Walk
2024年2月10日, ニュージーランド
☁️ 20 °C
I then thought I'd venture for an hour or so along the base of the lake. On the way I passed some naturally forming pools which were full of steaming hot water thanks to the areas geothermalもっと詳しく
Tongariro Crossing - Start to Springs
2024年2月11日, ニュージーランド
⛅ 6 °C
So today I finally got to take on the Tongariro Crossing! 19.4km with 843m of elevation gain and said to be the most spectacular single day walk in New Zealand and one of the top 10 in theもっと詳しく
Tongariro Crossing - South Crater
2024年2月11日, ニュージーランド
⛅ 8 °C
Next up what a flat section along the south crater, before a steeper ascent up towards the summit. As part of our group was an older French lady called Patricia. She was quick on the flat and on theもっと詳しく
旅行者What an adventure that was and well done with your “act of kindness” to Patricia. You’ve had plenty of practice slowing down for me in your younger days. Haha
旅行者What a gentleman you are 👏 I can't believe you walked slowly as I can never keep up with you 😂
旅行者I would have done the same as you Greg, I always help the elderly when I can, ask your Dad! 😆
Tongariro Crossing - Red Crater Ridge
2024年2月11日, ニュージーランド
⛅ 10 °C
Mid-morning we reached the summit of the crossing at red crater ridge, unsurpsingly named after the surrounding red crater.
As we were stood on the summit, the clouds suddenly swarmed over us untilもっと詳しく
Tongariro Crossing - Emerald Lakes
2024年2月11日, ニュージーランド
⛅ 10 °C
We began our descent towards the emerald lakes. As we'd been warned, the initial descent was very steep and the surface was unsteady and unsettled, leading to a number of people taking a tumble alongもっと詳しく
Tongariro Crossing - Descent & Finish
2024年2月11日, ニュージーランド
⛅ 10 °C
I'd been told that the descent goes on for a good while and oh boy it did! We continued to descend less steeply through the fog until we reached the side of the hill. The path then (seeminglyもっと詳しく
Huka Falls Track
2024年2月12日, ニュージーランド
☀️ 14 °C
This morning I checked out of my hostel in Taupo and dumped my bags into the luggage room as my bus wasn't till 4pm. I therefore had almost a full day in Taupo!
A good job too as I'd been saving myもっと詳しく
Huka Falls
2024年2月12日, ニュージーランド
☀️ 16 °C
New Zealand's most visited natural attraction did not disappoint!
Whilst the drop on the falls was more of a gentle slope the sheer power and speed of the water was quite incredible. You would almostもっと詳しく
Otumuheke Stream Hot Pools
2024年2月12日, ニュージーランド
☀️ 20 °C
I took a gentle stroll back along the river towards Taupo. On the way back I stopped for a little while for a bathe in the Otumuheke Stream Hot Pools. The naturally forming pools where pleasantlyもっと詳しく
Rotorua - Government Gardens
2024年2月12日, ニュージーランド
☀️ 22 °C
After checking into Rotorua I thought I'd head out to get my bearings and do some shopping.
First up was the nearby Government Gardens which looked absolutely stunning with the completely blue skiesもっと詳しく
Sulphur Point
2024年2月12日, ニュージーランド
☀️ 21 °C
Rotorua's main attraction is in its hive of geothermal activity. The smell of sulphur (eggs) radiates throughout the town, no more so than at sulphur point which has a walkway to enable visitors toもっと詳しく
旅行者LOOKS AN INTERESTING PLACE