Yeni ZelandaAucklandMechanics BayAuckland Port36°50’39” S 174°46’1” E
27 Ekim 2023, Yeni 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.
Yeni ZelandaWaikatoThames-Coromandel DistrictTe PuruWaiomu Stream37°1’39” S 175°30’57” E 31 Ekim 2023, Yeni 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 campingOkumaya devam et
Yeni ZelandaAucklandWairere Falls37°44’3” S 175°52’47” E 1 Kasım 2023, Yeni 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 rockyOkumaya devam et
1 Kasım 2023, Yeni 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 ofOkumaya devam et
Yeni ZelandaManawatu-WanganuiRuapehu DistrictNational Park39°10’34” S 175°23’38” E 3 Kasım 2023, Yeni 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 FallsOkumaya devam et
4 Kasım 2023, Yeni 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 viewsOkumaya devam et
Yeni ZelandaWellingtonUpper Hutt CityTimberleaEmerald Hill41°6’12” S 175°5’36” E
5 Kasım 2023, Yeni 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 usOkumaya devam et
Yeni ZelandaWellingtonLambton Harbour41°17’10” S 174°46’35” E
6 Kasım 2023, Yeni 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, theOkumaya devam et
Yeni ZelandaMarlboroughMarlborough DistrictSpring Creek41°27’27” S 173°57’19” E 7 Kasım 2023, Yeni 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 sicknessOkumaya devam et
Yeni ZelandaCanterburyKaikoura42°24’8” S 173°40’58” E
8 Kasım 2023, Yeni 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 aOkumaya devam et
