We are on our Way
2017年5月26日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Leaving Camperdown Castle this afternoon for New Zealand to visit Melissa and Luke in Auckland and travel around the North Island.
Melissa and Luke's Apartment
2017年5月26日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
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 favouriteもっと詳しく
Out and About
2017年5月27日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
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 parkもっと詳しく
Piha Beach
2017年5月28日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
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 whichもっと詳しく
Driving to Matamata
2017年5月29日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
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 atもっと詳しく
Matamata and Morrinsville
2017年5月30日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 14 °C
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. Theもっと詳しく
Hobbiton for the Day
2017年5月30日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
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 includedもっと詳しく
Hobbiton Night Walk
2017年5月30日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 11 °C
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 timeもっと詳しく
Otorohanga Kiwi House
2017年5月31日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
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 thenもっと詳しく
Waitomo Caves
2017年6月1日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
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 theもっと詳しく
Mangapohue
2017年6月1日, ニュージーランド
In the afternoon we drove to Mangapohue and walked along a wooden pathway to a Natural Bridge.
"Kaimanawa Lodge" Turangi
2017年6月2日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 16 °C
Arrived in Turangi for a week, we will be doing day trips using Turangi as our base. We are staying at Kaimanawa Lodge which is one of Classic Holidays Resorts. Not a bad place to stay, the mangersもっと詳しく
Trout Hatchery and Thermal Springs
2017年6月3日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Today we visited the Trout Hatchery and walked along the river and watched a few people trout fishing. We also found a trail which had Natural Thermal hot springs.
Flight over the Volcano's
2017年6月4日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ -2 °C
Today was incredible, we took a 40 min flight over the 3 local Volcano's. They are stunning.
Hight Tea at Chateau Tongariro
2017年6月4日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 6 °C
We then drove up to the snow fields not much snow but still interesting and finished the day with a High Tea at Boutique Hotel called Chateau Tongariro.
At home in Turangi
2017年6月5日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
Today was wet so we stayed in and watched TV and edited photo's and planned the sightseeing for the next couple of days.
Huka Falls
2017年6月6日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 9 °C
Today we drove to Taupo, it is bigger than Turangi but has all the usual shops. After walking around for a while we visited Huka Falls and Honey.
Huka Falls are the largest falls on the Waikatoもっと詳しく
Cruise on Lake Taupo
2017年6月6日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
After lunch we went on a 2 hour cruise on Lake Taupo to view the most important tourist attraction in the area, The Maori Rock Carving (it was only carved 40 years ago). It was interesting and theもっと詳しく
Tongariro River Walk
2017年6月7日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ 5 °C
Today we went for what the locals call tramping. We walked along the street and then passed over a suspension bridge and continued hiking north along the riverside until we finally reached the top ofもっと詳しく
Tokaanu Wharf
2017年6月8日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Today was a little cold and windy so we did not do much. We went for a short drive to see a local historical landmark,Tokaanu Wharf.
Aratiatia Rapids
2017年6月9日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 10 °C
Today we left Turangi for Auckland. We drove via Taupo and Hamilton. In Taupo we visited The Aratiatia Rapids. The flood gates are opened a few times a day to release the water upstream.
Hamilton Gardens
2017年6月9日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 11 °C
We then drove to Hamilton Gardens. The gardens are incredible with themed feature gardens covering many different cultures over the ages.
Let's have a Party
2017年6月10日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
In the morning we went for a short walk along the waterfront and the remainder of the day was spent preparing for Melissa's Birthday Party. In the evening we had a Mexican Fiesta Birthday party andもっと詳しく
Matakana
2017年6月11日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Today Luke and Melissa drove us to Matakana and Warkworth which are only a few hours out of Auckland. They are little historical townships and they both had very nice river walks.
Auckland War Memorial Museum
2017年6月12日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
We visited the museum in the morning and saw a cultural show which was quite good. We then walked through the museum for 3 hours looking at many different exhibitions. After lunch at the museum weもっと詳しく