New ZealandAucklandMechanics BayAuckland Port36°50’39” S 174°46’1” E
27. oktober 2023, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 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.
New ZealandWaikatoThames-Coromandel DistrictTe PuruWaiomu Stream37°1’39” S 175°30’57” E 31. oktober 2023, New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 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 campingLes mer
New ZealandAucklandWairere Falls37°44’3” S 175°52’47” E 1. november 2023, New Zealand
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 rockyLes mer
New ZealandBay of PlentyRotorua DistrictOwhataWaingaehe Stream38°7’20” S 176°18’31” E
New ZealandManawatu-WanganuiRuapehu DistrictNational Park39°10’34” S 175°23’38” E 3. november 2023, New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 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 FallsLes mer
4. november 2023, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 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 viewsLes mer
New ZealandWellingtonUpper Hutt CityTimberleaEmerald Hill41°6’12” S 175°5’36” E
5. november 2023, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 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 usLes mer
New ZealandWellingtonLambton Harbour41°17’10” S 174°46’35” E
6. november 2023, New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 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, theLes mer
New ZealandMarlboroughMarlborough DistrictSpring Creek41°27’27” S 173°57’19” E 7. november 2023, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 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 sicknessLes mer
New ZealandCanterburyKaikoura42°24’8” S 173°40’58” E
8. november 2023, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 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 aLes mer
