Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland
24. Februar in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
A fun little geothermal park with a number of interesting features.
Geysers
24. Februar in Neuseeland ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
We covered the whole park.
Mountain Biking
24. Februar in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
We rented mountain bikes and hit the Whakarewarewa Forest Loop trail: a 21 mile loop on TREK electric full suspension mountain bikes with drop seat posts. THIS WAS A BLAST!
I'm not sure j9 knew whatWeiterlesen
Aratiatia Dam
25. Februar in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
Huka Falls
25. Februar in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
A scenic two-hour hiking trail between Huka Falls and the Aratiatia Rapids offers excellent views of the Waikato River.
Hukafalls Jet Boat Ride
25. Februar in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
After watching the Jet Boat from the Dam, we were ready to go for a ride!
The ride was 30 minutes on the Waikato River and we also viewed the Huka Falls from its base.
Our driver spun the boatWeiterlesen
Taraniki Falls in Tongariro Nat'l Park
26. Februar in Neuseeland ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
Heading South, we visited Tongariro National Park to walk to its most popular hike called Taraniki Falls. It's a hike to a 65-ft. waterfall running over volcanic cliffs into a pool of water, reachableWeiterlesen
Blokart Sailing
26. Februar in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
While traveling south to Wellington, we drove by a bunch of retired folks racing blokarts (pron: blow carts) on a Wednesday afternoon. Blokarts is sailing with wheels or skates.
Stopping in to watch,Weiterlesen
Ferry from North to South New Zealand
27. Februar in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
We booked the Interislander, the Cook Strait Ferry. We sailed between the North and South Islands (ie. from Wellington to Picton)
The drive to Abel Tasman
27. Februar in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
Arrived in the South Island. First stop: Abel Tasman. The ~3hr drive was just beautiful.
Cruise up the coastline
28. Februar in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
We decided to ride the ferry from Kaiteriteri up to the end, & stayed on for the return disembarking at Anchorage where we did a little loop hike just to start our experience w/ the ferry.
Anchorage
28. Februar in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Here's where we got off the boat. We did a nice little 2hr hike at Anchorage.
No Fishing for me!
1. März in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
While Mark was polishing his fly-fishing skills, I returned to Abel Tasman for a nice little hike.
Mark's 1st Fly Fishing outing
1. März in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
I went fly fishing, while j9 went for a hike. I was fortunate to arrange a guide a day in advance. We went to two locations on two different rivers. The locations were both beautiful and I actuallyWeiterlesen
Short Kayak outing
2. März in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
The 10:15 am ferry was booked, so we had to settle on the 12:45pm ferry. Having 2 1/2 hours to kill, we rented a kayak and went for a short paddle up the coast.
Paddling a longer kayak with a skirtWeiterlesen
Hike from Tonga Quarry to Medlands Beach
2. März in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Missing the earlier ferry, we had to settle for a shorter hike that worked out wonderfully. During the hike, we were able to stop at and explore some of the hikers' camp huts and camp grounds. WeWeiterlesen
Leaving Abel Tasman
3. März in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
Heading out of the Tasman area toward our next destination, we were struck by the significant landscape differences due to tidal movement.
Hello Blenheim
3. März in Neuseeland ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
Blenheim (Marlborough Province) promotes themselves as 'the sunniest area of NZ'. It's sandwiched between 2 mountain ranges which shelters them from the elements. The Maori call the area 'the placeWeiterlesen
From Blenheim to Kaikoura
4. März ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
For some reason, when I (jw) planned this stop, I thought we were near at least one of the whale-migration seasons. A few web sites suggest whale-watching is a year 'round activity here. Maybe it is.Weiterlesen
Kaikoura: SEALS! & a crayfish sammie
5. März in Neuseeland ⋅ 🌬 52 °F
After a fully rainy night, the morning opened up beautifully. Before leaving Kaikoura we headed out to the peninsula to see the Kaikoura Seal Colony. Fun!!! And before hitting the road, we stopped atWeiterlesen
Coastal drive to Christchurch
5. März in Neuseeland ⋅ 🌬 52 °F
Heading south on the coastal road between Kaikoura & Christchurch.
Speechless.
TranzAlpine: Vol 1
6. März in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 45 °F
Round trip Christchurch < > Greymouth, coast to coast train; specTACular scenery, amazing food along the outbound trip (via carriage called 'Scenic Plus') and a relaxing return trip. Too many pics toWeiterlesen
TranzAlpine: Vol 2
6. März in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 50 °F
TranzAlpine: Vol 3
6. März in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F
Botanical gardens
7. März in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
After our walk, we decided to visit the local Botanical Gardens and were presently surprised by the best flowers we had seen to date.
There were so many awesome flowers, I (mw) made the time toWeiterlesen











































































































































































































































































































































