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    • Ruben AdamsReisendeSingapore and New Zealand 2018

      2nd day in oban

      28. desember 2018, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C

      For our full day in Stewart island we hired some electric bikes to get around faster. We first cycled to rakiura track and did the first 20min or so and managed to walk to little river which was a nice beach. We cycled then to ackers point and saw a molly hawk there as well on the rocks. Over the couple of days we 2ere we saw loads of different birds including, kakas, parakeets, tuis and wood pigeons. It had been very hot during the day so we decided to head over to golden bay for a quick dip which was very nice but a bit chilly, the water was incredibly clear. By this point it was almost time to give the bikes back so we headed back to the shes to hand them in. Although we didnt see any kiwis the previous night we decided to go out again and it had been raining which we were told is better for the kiwis so we would be more likely to see them, so we headed out. We headed to the same place as before and almost as soon as we got there we heard an enormous racket as two kiwis thundered through the Bush. I'll be honest I thought it was a dog that was going to burst out and bite me. They sprinted across the path it was quite hard to see them so we justed waited on the track very still. We could hear them eating and scratching around in the Bush. Then they started to come closer to the path and we could see them. We stood very still and quite and they came up onto the path walking slowly and pecked at our shoes for a little while and then they would chase each other off into the Bush and then come back up to us. This happened a few times until they wondered off and we headed back to the hostel pretty spaces out.

      Figure 1: panorama of little river beach
      Figure 2: me infront if the sea
      Figure 3: the kiwi (turn up the brightness)
      Figure 4: horseshoe bay
      Figure 5: golden bay
      Figure 6: oban      Les mer

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    • Ruben AdamsReisendeSingapore and New Zealand 2018

      Travelling to oban

      27. desember 2018, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

      We travelled to Stewart island today. We drove to bluff to catch the ferry that lucky there was a space on because we couldn't book it due to it being Christmas. The crossing was good fun and on a few waves you could feel the boat fall down the other side as your stomach lifted up. We saw a few mollyhawks which are a type of albatross. When we arrived in oban we had the good idea to stop for lunch less than 10min after getting off the ferry. The hostel was very nice and in the afternoon dad and I did some exploring and went to bathing beach. Dad went for a swim that was apparently pretty chilly. On the way back from the beach we saw a wood pigeon really close up. After dinner ali, dad, mum and I went to look for kiwis but we had no luck.

      Figure 1: me at the back of the boat
      Figure 2: dad, mum and Ali trekking up a hill
      Figure 3: bathing beach
      Figure 4:dad swimming
      Figure 5: wood pigeon
      Figure 6: kiwi sign      Les mer

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    • Ruben AdamsReisendeSingapore and New Zealand 2018

      Curio bay

      26. desember 2018, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C

      Instead of going straight to bluff to get the ferry to Stewart island we went to curio bay and stopped at the mclean falls on the way. Curio bay was amazing, we saw trees that were 170 million years old, swam with hector dolphins in the wild and saw a yellow eyed penguin. The tide was really far out which meant we had a good view of the trees. The hector dolphin's were very curious and we could see them surfing down the waves. As soon as dad and I got in they decided to head down to the other side of the beach but they did come back up and swam about a metre away from dad and i, it was pretty cool. To warm up we went for a walk at another lighthouse and saw a couple of sea lions on the beach. As we didnt see the penguins near the nuggets we decided to go back to where the trees are to try and see the yellow eyed penguins. They had already come up the rocks but one decide to catch the last rays of sun. It was quite comical and trudged down the rocks to get a drink and then trudged back up hopping up any obstacles.

      Figure 1: McLean falls
      Figure 2: fossilised tree stump
      Figure 3: lighthouse
      Figure 4: sealion
      Figure 5: yellow eyed penguin
      Figure 6: waves crashing against the rocks      Les mer

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    • Ruben AdamsReisendeSingapore and New Zealand 2018

      Christmas day

      25. desember 2018, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

      Christmas day was a very relaxing day where we all relaxed and went for a swim. Christmas dinner that jill made was very nice and the Christmas cake decorations where inspired by mount cook national park.

      Figure 1: all of us having Christmas dinner
      Figure 2: Christmas dinner
      Figure 3: cake explained
      Figure 4: the cake      Les mer

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    • Ruben AdamsReisendeSingapore and New Zealand 2018

      Owaka day 2

      24. desember 2018, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

      Today we did pretty much the same as yesterday. Another swim in the pool, dad and Ali did a bit more hedge trimming. After dinner we went to nugget lighthouse and saw some fur seals with their pups, a seal lion and also a tui in the flaks at Ali and Jill's house. After the nuggets we went down to a penguin hide on the beach but we didnt see any.

      Figure 1: view from the hide
      Figure 2: the lighthouse
      Figure 3: the nuggets
      Figure 4: Ali, dad, mum and I infront of the nuggets
      Figure 5: fur seal pup view through binoculars
      Figure 6: sealion sunbathing      Les mer

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    • Ruben AdamsReisendeSingapore and New Zealand 2018

      First day in owaka

      23. desember 2018, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C

      Today dad and I went swimming in the community pool which is really cool and easy to use. We then sorted out the bikes, dad was put to work hedge trimming and then in the evening we went for a walk on new haven beach.

      Figure 1: view from my crib
      Figure 2: view from Ali and Jill's decking
      Figure 3: the beach, next stop in that direction in Antarctic
      Figure 4: sunset on the beach
      Figure 5: a shoe tree
      Figure 6: a spoonbill feeding      Les mer

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    • Ruben AdamsReisendeSingapore and New Zealand 2018

      Travelling to owaka

      22. desember 2018, New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 10 °C

      Today we left twizel and travelled to owaka to go to Ali and Jill's house. We stopped at a salmon farm to get some salmon for Christmas dinner, we also visited justin and Gillian as we were travelling right passed there house. A ATM in a supermarket ate mums card 😬, which she wasnt too pleased about.

      Figure 1: no explanation needed
      Figure 2: mum, dad and I
      Figure 3: car number plate "UFO"
      Figure 4: hills
      Figure 5: salmon farm
      Figure 6: justin, Gillian and mum, dad and I      Les mer

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    • Ruben AdamsReisendeSingapore and New Zealand 2018

      Mount cook

      21. desember 2018, New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 16 °C

      What can I say, a very surreal day (rhymes). We started the day off with a boat ride along the tasman glacial lake where we got to touch some icebergs and drink/eat water that's over 400 years old as we just snapped some off. Over the last thirty years the glacier has retreated by 6km and the lake didn't exist which is pretty crazy. The glacial wall is roughly 30-40m high with another 250-300m below the surface and at its deepest point it's over 600m deep! After the boat ride we had lunch sitting on the grass looking at some hanging glaciers and heard a bit breaking off which sounded like a massive clap of thunder, we didn't see it unfortunately as I think it was in the other valley. I was thinking about the helicopter tour because we might only be here once and it looked good, I was umming and arrrghing for a while until dad said just go for it. There was a flight at 2:30pm and it was 1:50 when we decided so we rushed to the hotel to see if there was a spot available. The lady behind the desk rang up and said that the specific package I had enquire about wasnt available (ski plane and heli all I one) however there was a 45min heli-hike that was available and that they would lower it down by $100 to match the price of the other trip. So we drove like mad men to mount cook airport to book it. When we arrived and paid the lady behind the counter asked mum and dad if they wanted to go as there were two spots left still ( I was originally just going to go on my own) which they declined. The woman the asked again and said at no extra cost, which they declined again.... until they realised what she had said. FOR FREE!! To which they agreed immediately before realising what they had actually got themselves into. So we were all going! And had saved $1100!! The flight was incredible as we flew up along the tasman valley, alongside the lake and then landed at the top of the glacier!! The flight was equally incredible on the way back down and we saw the mist dangerous glacier of all which moves at roughly 6m per day! There were also some climbers that we saw and even the top of mount cook so we were very lucky. I think I'll need a few posts to share all of the pictures I took. OH AND to top it all off we saw a black stilts chick when leaving the airport which are critically endangered, only 100 alive including the ones in captivity. So we were very lucky the whole day.

      Figure 1: all three of us infront of the helicopter
      Figure 2: tasman lake
      Figure 3: the fast moving glacier
      Figure 4: plateau where we saw some climbers
      Figure 5: fast moving glacier again
      Figure 6: the heli and I      Les mer

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    • Ruben AdamsReisendeSingapore and New Zealand 2018

      Mount cook picture

      21. desember 2018, New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 10 °C

      Figure 1: the black stilts chick
      Figure 2: tasman glacier
      Figure 3: hanging glacier
      Figure 4: iceberg which had just flipped!
      Figure 5:tasman glacier wall face
      Figure 6: icebergs in tasman lake

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    • Ruben AdamsReisendeSingapore and New Zealand 2018

      Travelling to twizel

      20. desember 2018, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C

      Today we travelled to twizel because we are going to mount cook tomorrow, we stopped at a few places to get cheese and to have a look at lake tekapo. Here are a few photos.

      Figure 1: lake tekapo
      Figure 2: a nice rock sculpture before dad accidentally knocked it down
      Figure 3: some fish in the lake
      Figure 4: a dam at the end of the lake
      Figure 5: all of us infront of the lake
      Figure 6: some black ducks      Les mer

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