Uusi SeelantiAucklandMechanics BayAuckland Port36°50’39” S 174°46’1” E
27. lokakuuta 2023, Uusi Seelanti ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
After 32 hours of travelling we finally set foot in Auckland to kick off our trip. A few days spent exploring the city of sails was (politely) enough to see everything we needed.
Uusi SeelantiWaikatoThames-Coromandel DistrictTe PuruWaiomu Stream37°1’39” S 175°30’57” E 31. lokakuuta 2023, Uusi Seelanti ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
First day on the road! We collected our home for the next 3 weeks and headed to the Coromandel Peninsula. We threw ourselves into the deep end for the first night and opted for some freedom campingLue lisää
Uusi SeelantiAucklandWairere Falls37°44’3” S 175°52’47” E 1. marraskuuta 2023, Uusi Seelanti
A failed attempt at hiking the Coromandel Pinnacles (severe weather) the information guide suggested Wairere Falls, the tallest waterfall in the north island.
6km and 500m elevation of steep rockyLue lisää
Uusi SeelantiManawatu-WanganuiRuapehu DistrictNational Park39°10’34” S 175°23’38” E 3. marraskuuta 2023, Uusi Seelanti ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
Lake Taupō was temporarily closed for maintenance - well, the weather was so bad you couldn’t actually see the lake. Therefore, we continued down to National Park instead.
Stopping at Huka FallsLue lisää
4. marraskuuta 2023, Uusi Seelanti ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Waking up from our cryo chamber we hoped to warm up by going for a hike around Tongariro National Park, it didn’t work.
On the way to Palmerstone the blue skies began to appear again and the viewsLue lisää
Uusi SeelantiWellingtonUpper Hutt CityTimberleaEmerald Hill41°6’12” S 175°5’36” E
5. marraskuuta 2023, Uusi Seelanti ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Upper Hutt acted as a stop over before reaching Wellington. It’s known for hosting locations in the Lord of the Rings movies - unfortunately for us that means absolutely nothing as neither of usLue lisää
Uusi SeelantiWellingtonLambton Harbour41°17’10” S 174°46’35” E
6. marraskuuta 2023, Uusi Seelanti ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
Our final stop in the North Island. We arrived in a very windy Wellington and had a look around - not much on offer here to be honest, we did have a nice pie though!
Anyway, onto the big one, theLue lisää
Uusi SeelantiMarlboroughMarlborough DistrictSpring Creek41°27’27” S 173°57’19” E 7. marraskuuta 2023, Uusi Seelanti ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
An early start, some bad news from home, and a choppy ferry across the water. Today hadn’t got off to the best start. There was however some saving grace in the fact Sea Legs works (motion sicknessLue lisää
Uusi SeelantiCanterburyKaikoura42°24’8” S 173°40’58” E
8. marraskuuta 2023, Uusi Seelanti ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
A long drive down to Kaikōura on the East coast, home to a large seal colony. We wandered the coastline and instantly bumped into them, some were more photogenic than others.
We pitched up in aLue lisää
