Giorno 1–5
Auckland
27 ottobre 2023, Nuova Zelanda ⋅ ☁️ 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.
27 ottobre 2023, Nuova Zelanda ⋅ ☁️ 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.
Nuova ZelandaWaikatoThames-Coromandel DistrictTe PuruWaiomu Stream37°1’39” S 175°30’57” E 31 ottobre 2023, Nuova Zelanda ⋅ 🌧 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 campingLeggi altro
1 novembre 2023, Nuova Zelanda
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 rockyLeggi altro
1 novembre 2023, Nuova Zelanda ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
After a night of freedom camping a shower was necessary so we decided to pay for the luxury of a holiday park.
A couple of days here we saw the tall tree’s of the Redwoods, the thermal springs ofLeggi altro
Nuova ZelandaManawatu-WanganuiRuapehu DistrictNational Park39°10’34” S 175°23’38” E 3 novembre 2023, Nuova Zelanda ⋅ 🌧 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 FallsLeggi altro
Viaggiatore
My goodness look at the force behind that water. I used to canoe in fast flowing water but nothing like that!
4 novembre 2023, Nuova Zelanda ⋅ ☁️ 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 viewsLeggi altro
Nuova ZelandaWellingtonUpper Hutt CityTimberleaEmerald Hill41°6’12” S 175°5’36” E
5 novembre 2023, Nuova Zelanda ⋅ ☁️ 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 usLeggi altro
Nuova ZelandaWellingtonLambton Harbour41°17’10” S 174°46’35” E
6 novembre 2023, Nuova Zelanda ⋅ 🌬 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, theLeggi altro
Nuova ZelandaMarlboroughMarlborough DistrictSpring Creek41°27’27” S 173°57’19” E 7 novembre 2023, Nuova Zelanda ⋅ ☁️ 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 sicknessLeggi altro
Nuova ZelandaCanterburyKaikoura42°24’8” S 173°40’58” E
8 novembre 2023, Nuova Zelanda ⋅ ☁️ 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 aLeggi altro
