Day #21 Fiji
March 10, 2025 in Fiji ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Day trip on a boat to Schooner Island, an hour and half sail from the mainland.
Great time snorkeling and seeing the coral and fish. So colourful.
Then relaxing on the private island for a coupleRead more
Day #22 Fiji to Vanuatu
March 11, 2025 in Vanuatu ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Lazy morning today as travelled to Vanuatu this afternoon.
Checked in to the hotel and had dinner, before an early night.
Day #23 Vanuatu
March 12, 2025 in Vanuatu ⋅ 🌬 28 °C
Trip to the Blue Lagoon for a swim in the morning.
Then to a turtle sanctuary to swim with green sea turtles and then to a waterfall and cascades for another dip.
Day #24 Vanuatu
March 13, 2025 in Vanuatu ⋅ 🌧 29 °C
Easy day today due to rain and tiredness - travelling is catching up with us.
Went to the gym, then for lunch and some research for later on in the trip.
Day #25 Vanuatu
March 14, 2025 in Vanuatu ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Long walk around Port Vila to the centre of town. Saw a lot of damage from the earthquake on December 17th 2024 and how the country is still rebuilding.
Went for lunch at the Ramada hotel and thenRead more
Day #26 Vanuatu
March 15, 2025 in Vanuatu ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Hired a car for the day.
First stop was Pepeyo cultural village to learn about the traditional way of life, that the community still practices now.
Then to Eden on the River for a little swim.Read more
Day #27 Vanuatu to Samoa
March 16, 2025 in Vanuatu ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Travel day today from Vanuatu to Samoa, via a brief stop in Fiji.
We wish they had Fanta Pineapple at home.
Day #28 Samoa
March 17, 2025 in Samoa ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Lazy morning as we didn't arrive at the hotel until 3am.
Went for a walk around the capital, Apia.
Found a nice church and coastline.
Did get caught in a big rain downpour.
Day #29 Samoa
March 18, 2025 in Samoa ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Hired a car today and visited places outside of Apia.
Went to:
1. Piula Cave Pool
2. Lalomanu Beach
3. To Sua Ocean Trench
4. Sopo'aga Waterfall
Great time seeing the rest of the country andRead more
Day #30 Samoa
March 19, 2025 in Samoa ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Had an easy morning and then went to the giant clam sanctuary.
I didn't see any snorkelling (but Shaun did) but I did see lots of nice coral and colourful fish, including a massive blue shiny one.Read more
Day #31 Samoa
March 20, 2025 in Samoa ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Went on the ferry to the other island in Samoa (Savai'i) early in the morning.
Visited the Alofaaga blowholes and Afu Aau waterfall before ferry home.
Day #32 Samoa
March 21, 2025 in Samoa ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Planning day today. Most of Indonesia organised 👍🏻
Went for a walk later and saw a lovely sunset.
Day #33 Samoa to New Zealand
March 22, 2025 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Early flight to New Zealand, via Fiji.
Picked up the campervan and then went punting on the River Avon in Christchurch.
We might struggle with the amount of space in the van.
Day #34 New Zealand (part 1)
March 23, 2025 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Early morning start to have a look around Christchurch.
Went for a walk around the botanical gardens and centre of town.
Then went to the Gondola to get great views of the area.
Day #34 New Zealand (part 2)
March 23, 2025 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Long drive to Rohan/Edoras from Lord of the Rings. Short hike and then great views.
Then headed to Lake Tekapo for the night.
Day #35 New Zealand (part 1)
March 24, 2025 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Started with a day time viewing of Lake Tekapo before driving to Lake Pukaki.
We stopped to see the glacier in the distance and then carried on to Lake Tasman, seeing the misty mountains (from LordRead more
Day #35 New Zealand (part 2)
March 24, 2025 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Continued the drive to Lake Tasman and did a short hike to the lake to see the glacier and ice bergs in the lake.
Day #35 New Zealand (part 3)
March 24, 2025 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Evening 10k hike on the Hooker Valley trail to Hooker Lake. Nice views of the mountains and Mount Cook in the distance.
Day #36 New Zealand
March 25, 2025 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Visited Dunedin in the south east of the country. That is as close to exactly the other side of the world we can get, so as far from home as possible.
Went to the Little Blue Penguin colony to seeRead more
Day #37 New Zealand
March 26, 2025 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Visit to the Otago peninsula and to see the penguins.
There were none on the beach but we did see a couple of little blue penguins in their nesting box because they were moulting.
There was a NewRead more
Day #38 New Zealand
March 27, 2025 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Overnight boat trip on Doubtful Sound.
Amazing scenery and landscapes and even got to see some bottlenose dolphins swimming alongside the boat.
Went for a dip in the water too.
Day #39 New Zealand
March 28, 2025 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌙 8 °C
Returned to Manapouri after a morning on the boat in Doubtful Sound.
Went to Te Anau to go to the glow worm caves (but not allowed to take photos).
Called to see the Takahe at the bird sanctuaryRead more
Day #40 New Zealand
March 29, 2025 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Spent the day in Queenstown.
Completed ParkRun first thing - very scenic and lovely course and did it quicker than I thought I would.
Then we went to the Kiwi Park and saw:
1. Kiwi 🥝 (pictureRead more
Day #41 New Zealand
March 30, 2025 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Long travel day to Fox Glacier via:
1. Wanaka and #thatWanakatree
2. Fantail Falls
3. Thunder Creek Falls
4. Ship Creek lookout
5. Knight's Point lookout
Day #42 New Zealand
March 31, 2025 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Morning 5km walk around Lake Matheson. Beautiful scenery and some reflections on the water.
Then 7km round hike to Fox Glacier lookout point.
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