Christmas in Canterbury

Christmas looked a little different this year 🎄
We started the day speaking with our families and tucking into bacon butties. Then we headed out for a walk in the nearby town, which took us along Czytaj więcej
Christmas looked a little different this year 🎄
We started the day speaking with our families and tucking into bacon butties. Then we headed out for a walk in the nearby town, which took us along Czytaj więcej
On Boxing Day, we headed to Christchurch, checking out Quake City (a museum dedicated to the 2011 earthquake) and the Botanical Gardens. The city has developed so much since I last visited in 2016, Czytaj więcej
After packing up and feeding the chickens, we hit the road again to head to Kaikōura - Māori for “meal of crayfish” to spot some whales. The bay is basically the Grand Canyon but underwater, so Czytaj więcej
We dropped the car in Picton and got the ferry across to Wellington. The 4hr trip takes you through the stunning scenery of the Marlborough Sounds. The sun was shining and the Cook Strait was like a Czytaj więcej
Oh Martinborough, you beauty! A short yet slightly terrifying drive up the winding mountain pass from Wellington (via a pit stop to see Rivendell) to this small pocket of NZ’s wine country.
Home Czytaj więcej
Arriving in Tongariro National Park in the pouring rain, our early night on NYE sadly wasn’t rewarded with a hike along the Tongariro Crossing. Despite sunshine the next morning, 80mph winds Czytaj więcej
Next stop Rotorua, New Zealand’s most dynamic geothermal area and a sacred place for the Māori. En route we stopped at Lake Taupō (NZ’s largest lake which sits in the caldera of a volcano) and Czytaj więcej
Time to unleash the nerd...
Hobbiton is set in a beautiful location (Alexander's farm) which was 'discovered' by Jackson in a helicopter flight when looking for the perfect spot for the Shire.
The Czytaj więcej
Waiheke Island - what a way to end our trip! After a morning in Hobbiton we took the ferry across from Auckland and arrived at Mudbrick Vineyard - our home for the night.
Drinking fizz, enjoying the Czytaj więcej
PodróżnikDinner looks awesome. Xx
PodróżnikFar from ideal being in the mudflats with the birds 😅 but looks like you had a lovely Christmas and the lodge looks amazing! Merry Christmas 🎄