We are on our Way
May 26, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °CLeaving Camperdown Castle this afternoon for New Zealand to visit Melissa and Luke in Auckland and travel around the North Island.
Leaving Camperdown Castle this afternoon for New Zealand to visit Melissa and Luke in Auckland and travel around the North Island.
Unpacked and settled into Melissa and Luke's lovely apartment which is an Art Deco building and overlooks Mission Bay. Friday night dinner tradition for the Wilson's is Nachos at their favouriteRead more
Saturday morning in Mission Bay, it is a lovely area to walk around with great cafes and some lovely homes.
After our walk a short drive to One Tree Hill. Incredible views and a lovely parkRead more
Today Luke and Melissa drove us to a black sandy beach called Piha Beach which is the most famous beach in New Zealand. The black sand is caused by a volcanic eruption at Taupo a long time ago whichRead more
We are leaving Melissa and Luke's today and sightseeing different area's of the North Island.
It is very easy driving around in NZ, the scenery is lovely and some very cool cafe's.
We are now atRead more
In the morning we looked around Matamata and drove to Morrinsville where they have collection of life-size cow sculptures throughout the town showcasing the history and heritage of Morrinsville. TheRead more
Late afternoon we drove to Hobbiton where the hobbits live from the movie "Lord of the rings". Hobbition is incredible, very pretty and very well maintained.
The tour took 5 hours which includedRead more
We then headed to the Green Lantern for drinks by the fire, followed by an amazing dinner. The tables were loaded with quite a feast followed by dessert.
The evening finished with a night timeRead more
Leaving Matamata this morning off to our next stop, Waitomo Caves. On the way we visited Otorohanga which is a little quaint township, we walked around and come across the Edmund Hillary Walk and thenRead more
We have been quite adventurous and went Black Water tubing in the glow worm caves. The tour took 2 hours of climbing over rocks in the dark and floating in inner tubes in the cold water through theRead more