16 | Putaruru to Auckland to Rotorua
January 29 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
🇬🇧 Today was a travel day. We returned our hire car to Auckland and got a ride from a Kiwi guy called Simon which we had arranged via Facebook. He took us back down the road to Rotorua, whichRead more
17 | Waikato | Rotorua
January 30 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
🇬🇧 We started our day with a late breakfast at Café Interval in Rotorua City Centre, which was very nice. Then we got picked up to go White Water Rafting in the Kaituna River. At 7 metres tall,Read more
18 | Rotorua to Wellington
January 31 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
🇬🇧 Another travel day today. We're taking the bus all the way to Wellington (7.5 hours) to spend the weekend and pick up our next hire car on Monday.
🇩🇪 Heute ist wieder ein Reisetag. WirRead more
19 | Wellington | Botanic Gardens
February 1 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
🇬🇧 We started our day taking the Cable Car up to Wellington Botanic Garden where we took a stroll around the trees, flowers and other plants. It's a very interesting place with a huge variety ofRead more
19 | Wellington | Lunar New Year
February 1 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
🇬🇧 We found out this morning that Lunar New Year is tonight, so after a short rest and dinner in our hostel we walked down to the harbour where there were Lunar New Year celebrations. We saw aRead more
20 | Wellington | Zealandia
February 2 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
🇬🇧 Today we took the shuttle bus to Zealandia which is a wildlife reserve right in the middle of Wellington. 25 years ago they built a 2m high predator fence and removed all rats, possums andRead more
20 | Wellington | Freyberg Beach
February 2 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
🇬🇧 After visiting Zealandia, we returned to Wellington we had dinner at our hostel and did some planning for the next two weeks. To end the night we walked to Freyberg Beach which is right onRead more
21 | Wellington | Weta Cave
February 3 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
🇬🇧 Today we picked up our next hire car from Wellington. After long deliberations we decided this would be a lot easier than trying to travel around New Zealand by public transport. We've spokenRead more
21 | Wellington | Bucks Road Campsite
February 3 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
🇬🇧 Ahhhhh this reminds me of the good old times. Long drive down an unpaved gravel road until you find a random free campsite in the middle of nowhere. Little stream about 5 minutes from ourRead more
22 | Wellington to Napier | Castle Point
February 4 in New Zealand
🇬🇧 We started our day quite late, taking a very cold bath in the river, striking our tent and re-packing our bags before setting off.
Our main route was driving from Wellington to Napier,Read more
22 | Napier | Stables Lodge
February 4 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
🇬🇧 This is the hostel that Rob and I met 12 years ago and spent several wild and wonderful weeks in. Unfortunately, not much is left of its wild days. The hand fence is now a 2m high securityRead more
23 | Hawkes Bay | Napier
February 5 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
🇬🇧 This morning we walked around Napier and tried to see how much we actually remembered the place.
🇩🇪 Heute Morgen sind wir durch Napier gelaufen und haben versucht herauszufinden, wieRead more
23 | Hawkes Bay | Te Mata Peak
February 5 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
🇬🇧 We had some time today before our long hike so we decided to drive up Te Mata peak near Hastings. It's a great place to go as you can drive all the way to the top and get spectacular views ofRead more
23 | Hawkes Bay | Cape Kidnappers
February 5 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
🇬🇧 Both me and Rob have previously done the Cape Kidnappers hike. However, when I walked there 12 years ago my group didn't manage to walk the whole way because the tide came in and we had toRead more
23 | Hawkes Bay | Tutira Lake Campsite
February 5 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
🇬🇧 Tutira Lake is located approximately 50 km north of Napier. It's got a free campsite with only a toilet, and a paid for campsite with toilets and water. Because we arrived so late at night weRead more
24 | Napier to Gisborne | Mahia Beach
February 6 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
🇬🇧 We started our day with a very quick swim in the lake before heading north. Our first stop was a small town called Wairoa where we stopped for lunch. We continued on to a beautiful peninsulaRead more
25 | Gisborne
February 7 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
🇬🇧 We originally planned to drive further up north today but realised our itinerary was too busy and we didn't have enough time to plan ahead, so we decided to cut out some stops and stayRead more
25 | Gisborne | Top10 Holiday Park
February 7 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
🇬🇧 For our impromptu overnight we stayed at a Top10 holiday park, which is a well known campsite chain here in New Zealand. Usually we would pick free or cheap campsites, but unfortunately thereRead more
26 | Gisborne to Tauranga
February 8 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
🇬🇧 Today was a big roadtrip day as we were travelling 4.5 hours from Gisborne on the East coast to Bay of Plenty on the North coast. We got up extra early this morning to have one last go on theRead more
26 | Bay of Plenty | KiwiCamp Tect Park
February 8 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
🇬🇧 Tonight's campsite was absolutely amazing. Camping is completely free for both tents and motorhomes and there were free toilets and drinking water. However, if you need additional facilitiesRead more
27 | Bay of Plenty | Tauranga
February 9 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
🇬🇧 This morning we visited Tauranga. It's a lovely city with a beautiful seafront that seems to have been redeveloped recently. Because it was a Sunday, the town was very quiet and a lot ofRead more
27 | Bay of Plenty | Mount Maunganui
February 9 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
🇬🇧 Mount Maunganui is very close to Tauranga, just a 10 minute drive across the bridge, but the towns couldn't be more different from each other. Tauranga was very quiet, had lots of greenRead more
28 | Rotorua | Redwood Forest
February 10 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
🇬🇧 We started our day late as we had to wait for our tent to dry before setting off to Rotorua. This is our second visit here; the last time we cut our stay short in order to pick up our newRead more
28 | Rotorua | Crash Palace Backpackers
February 10 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
🇬🇧 We had a big downpour last night and the weather forecast said it would rain again all day and all evening today. Our tent is quite cheap and not designed for extreme weather, so we decidedRead more
28 | Rotorua | Glowworms
February 10 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
🇬🇧 Following a "secret" tip from the internet, we set out this evening to see some more glowworms. It was a 30 minute drive to the start of the Cascades Fall track. We set off around 8.30pm whenRead more














































































































































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