We are on our Way
26 maja 2017, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 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
26 maja 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ⛅ 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 Czytaj więcej
Out and About
27 maja 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☁️ 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 Czytaj więcej
Piha Beach
28 maja 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ⛅ 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 Czytaj więcej
Driving to Matamata
29 maja 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☀️ 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 Czytaj więcej
Matamata and Morrinsville
30 maja 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ 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 Czytaj więcej
Hobbiton for the Day
30 maja 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☀️ 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 Czytaj więcej
Hobbiton Night Walk
30 maja 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ 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 Czytaj więcej
Otorohanga Kiwi House
31 maja 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ⛅ 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 Czytaj więcej
Waitomo Caves
1 czerwca 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ⛅ 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 Czytaj więcej
Mangapohue
1 czerwca 2017, Nowa Zelandia
In the afternoon we drove to Mangapohue and walked along a wooden pathway to a Natural Bridge.
"Kaimanawa Lodge" Turangi
2 czerwca 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ 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 Czytaj więcej
Trout Hatchery and Thermal Springs
3 czerwca 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☀️ 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
4 czerwca 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☀️ -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
4 czerwca 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ 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
5 czerwca 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☀️ 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
6 czerwca 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ 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 Czytaj więcej
Cruise on Lake Taupo
6 czerwca 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☀️ 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 Czytaj więcej
Tongariro River Walk
7 czerwca 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☀️ 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 Czytaj więcej
Tokaanu Wharf
8 czerwca 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☀️ 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
9 czerwca 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ 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
9 czerwca 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ 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
10 czerwca 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ⛅ 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 Czytaj więcej
Matakana
11 czerwca 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☀️ 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
12 czerwca 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ⛅ 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 Czytaj więcej