Lake Tekapo
2024年12月17日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
We flew from Tasmania to Christchurch and picked up the campervan there but our first real stop in New Zealand is Lake Tekapo. This alpine lake is known for its turquoise waters and lupin flowersもっと詳しく
Into the Mountains
2024年12月19日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
After Lake Tekapo we were off to Aoraki (Mount Cook) NP. We stayed at the White Horse Hill Campground, which has views of Mount Sefton. The first night was clear and we were able to see the stars andもっと詳しく
More glaciers and icebergs
2024年12月20日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Wanaka
2024年12月20日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Aoraki NP to Wānaka. We stopped at a salmon farm for a snack - sashimi for us and fish pellets for the salmon. Of course we had to see the Instagram famous Wanaka Tree that still lives despite beingもっと詳しく
Jet boating in Queenstown
2024年12月22日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Queenstown is the adventure capital of NZ. All kinds of crazy experiences are being offered… like riding in a jet boat through a narrow river canyon at 90 km/h - it was a ton of fun!
Rafting and kiwis
2024年12月23日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
On our 2nd day in Queenstown we went rafting in the Skippers Canyon. Now a fairly remote place only accessible by the supposedly 2nd most dangerous road in the world it used to be a major miningもっと詳しく
Glenorchy
2024年12月24日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
We headed around the bend of Lake Wakapitu up to Glenorchy - the scenery in this area was made famous by LoTR. We took a lovely walk on the Routeburn Nature Walk through an endemic beech tree forestもっと詳しく
Campervan Christmas in Glenorchy
2024年12月25日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
How did Santa get into the campervan?
Milford Sound
2024年12月26日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Milford Sound in Fjordland national park is arguably the South Island’s most prominent attraction. It’s 90 min scenic drive over a mountain pass from Te Anau to the sound which we then explored onもっと詳しく
More Milford Sound
2024年12月26日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
It was a long day and we have so many photos! Kids survived and didn’t fight or complain! Probably the mango juice and chocolate helped!
Campervan Life
2024年12月27日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Well…it was an experience! Convenient to not have to check in and out of hotels, but it was noisy and uncomfortable to drive. I wasn’t a huge fan of the holiday parks, and we didn’t want exploreもっと詳しく
Otago peninsula: penguins & albatrosses
2024年12月28日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Exploring the Otago peninsula, we saw royal albatrosses, yellow-eyed penguins, little blue penguins, fur seals, sea lions, and lots of sea gulls. The first 2 are unique to NZ.
Dunedin
2024年12月30日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
We stopped by downtown Dunedin before heading North, pretty run down and boring but some fun street art. Next stop were the Moeraki boulders.
Steampunks and more penguins
2024年12月30日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
Oamaru was our last camping stop. It’s a small coastal town that has retained its Victorian center and houses a bunch of weird yet interesting museums and shops. There is also a blue penguin colonyもっと詳しく
Christchurch
2024年12月31日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Goodbye campervan and good riddance! Hello comfy hotel bed!
We’ve arrived at the final destination of our trip - Christchurch. And just in time for New Years! We decided to skip the outdoor earlyもっと詳しく
