Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland
24 de fevereiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
A fun little geothermal park with a number of interesting features.
Geysers
24 de fevereiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
We covered the whole park.
Mountain Biking
24 de fevereiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 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 whatLeia mais
Aratiatia Dam
25 de fevereiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
Huka Falls
25 de fevereiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 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 de fevereiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 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 boatLeia mais
Taraniki Falls in Tongariro Nat'l Park
26 de fevereiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ⛅ 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, reachableLeia mais
Blokart Sailing
26 de fevereiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 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,Leia mais
Ferry from North to South New Zealand
27 de fevereiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 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 de fevereiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
Arrived in the South Island. First stop: Abel Tasman. The ~3hr drive was just beautiful.
Cruise up the coastline
28 de fevereiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 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 de fevereiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Here's where we got off the boat. We did a nice little 2hr hike at Anchorage.
No Fishing for me!
1 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 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 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 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 actuallyLeia mais
Short Kayak outing
2 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 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 skirtLeia mais
Hike from Tonga Quarry to Medlands Beach
2 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 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. WeLeia mais
Leaving Abel Tasman
3 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 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 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ⛅ 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 placeLeia mais
From Blenheim to Kaikoura
4 de março ⋅ ☁️ 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.Leia mais
Kaikoura: SEALS! & a crayfish sammie
5 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ 🌬 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 atLeia mais
Coastal drive to Christchurch
5 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ 🌬 52 °F
Heading south on the coastal road between Kaikoura & Christchurch.
Speechless.
TranzAlpine: Vol 1
6 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 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 toLeia mais
TranzAlpine: Vol 2
6 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 50 °F
TranzAlpine: Vol 3
6 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F
Botanical gardens
7 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 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 toLeia mais











































































































































































































































































































































