50 | West Coast | Hokitika
4 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
🇬🇧 Today started off rainy, foggy, and swarming with sandflies. We evacuated camp without breakfast and headed down the road.
Our first stop was Hokitika which is a small town on the WestLeia mais
50 | West Coast | Macdonalds Campsite
4 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
🇬🇧 We visited this campsite 12 years ago when there was no toilet and only a picnic bench. It now has two flushing toilets and is very popular with campers. No wonder as it's right next to theLeia mais
51 | West Coast | Franz Josef Glacier
5 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
🇬🇧 After a stunning starry night we woke up to a cold and clear morning. After breakfast we headed into town to visit Franz Josef Glacier. Unless you book an expensive helicopter tour, you can'tLeia mais
51 | West Coast | Lake Mapourika
5 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
🇬🇧 After lunch today we headed out to Lake Mapourika where we went kayaking with our guide called Max. We went across the lake and into a little creek. On the far side of the lake is a KiwiLeia mais
52 | West Coast | Alex Knob Track
6 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
🇬🇧 We got up early this morning because we wanted to go on the Alex Knob Hike which is an 8-hour hike. We only wanted to walk to a viewpoint halfway up, so that's not the reason we got up early.Leia mais
52 | West Coast | Fox Glacier
6 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
🇬🇧 We didn't have time to see both glaciers, so we decided to spend most of the day in Franz Josef and only stop at Fox Glacier for a quick picture. The clouds were hanging super low so weLeia mais
52 | Fox Glacier to Haast
6 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
🇬🇧 There isn't much in Haast but it's a good halfway stop between Franz Josef and Queenstown, our next destination.
🇩🇪 In Haast gibt es nicht viel, aber es ist ein guter ZwischenstoppLeia mais
53 | Haast to Queenstown
7 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
🇬🇧 Our intention this morning to get up early and drive straight to Queenstown. "Unfortunately" this is one of the most scenic drives in all of New Zealand and the views along the way were justLeia mais
53 | Queenstown Top10 Holiday Park
7 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
🇬🇧 A campsite just out of town with really nice mountain views.
🇩🇪 Ein Campingplatz etwas außerhalb der Stadt mit wirklich schöner Aussicht auf die Berge.
54 | Otago | Queenstown
8 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
🇬🇧 This morning we explored Queenstown. It's a very touristy place and there's a lot of activities you can do, such as boat trips, paragliding, bungee jumping, speed boating, and the list goesLeia mais
54 | Otago | Arrowtown
8 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
🇬🇧 In the afternoon we went to visit Arrowtown, which is a historical gold rush town that has been preserved over the years and looks almost the same as it did 200 years ago. It's got veryLeia mais
55 | Fiordland | Milford Road
9 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
🇬🇧 Our journey today took us south from Queenstown into Fiordland National Park.
We stopped in The Anau just long enough to have lunch and to walk through the Bird Sanctuary, which is free toLeia mais
55 | Fiordland | Cascade Creek Campsite
9 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
🇬🇧 This is a huge, DOC managed campsite an hour from Milford Sound. We arrived quite early so there weren't many other campers, but it steadily filled up all evening and there must have beenLeia mais
56 | Fiordland | Milford Sound
10 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
🇬🇧 We left our campsite this morning after another cold and clear night and drove the last hour of the road to Milford Sound where we caught a cruise. It was drier than usual which was great forLeia mais
56 | Fiordland | Lake Marian
10 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
🇬🇧 We spent longer than expected at Milford Sound and only got back at 4pm so we weren't sure whether we wanted to do this 3-hour hike. However we're both very glad we did as Lake Marian isLeia mais
57 | Fiordland | Lake Howden & Lake Gunn
11 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
🇬🇧 We started our day in a slight drizzle but we had prepared and put a tarp over our tent to keep us dry. Our plan was to walk to Earland Falls, which is a 6 hour round trip. As we left the carLeia mais
58 | Milford Road to Riverton
12 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
🇬🇧 Today has been full of animals. We woke up this morning to a mama weka and her weka-lings scavenging through the woods, and a falcon trying to attack another bird but being in turn chasedLeia mais
59 - 64 | Riverton with Beau & Finn
13 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
🇬🇧 For the past week we were looking after a grumpy old man and an over-excited teenager, yet we couldn't have asked for better company. Amongst a lot of relaxing (and doing laundry, drying ourLeia mais
64 | Riverton to Stewart Island
18 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
🇬🇧 Today we said goodbye to Finn & Beau and travelled south. We did a quick pit stop in Invercargill to get some groceries, then drove on to Bluff, where the ferry to Stewart IslandLeia mais
64 | Southland | Stewart Island
18 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
🇬🇧 Once we had arrived on Stewart Island and checked into our campsite, we had a short walk around through the woods and to several beautiful beaches. The weather cleared up after a big stormLeia mais
65 | Southland | Ulva Island
19 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
🇬🇧 This morning we got up early to catch another boat, this time to Ulva Island, which is a predator-free bird sanctuary. We had 5 hours there in which I was hoping to see a rare New ZealandLeia mais
65 | Southland | Kiwi Spotting
19 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
🇬🇧 Finally the time has come! We paid some really knowledgeable ladies to take us to see the kiwis. With a group of about 20, we trudged through the dark, hoping they would grace us with aLeia mais
66 | Stewart Island to Wanaka
20 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
🇬🇧 Today has been a travel day. We took the ferry to Bluff and drove another 3.5 hours to Wanaka. On the way we stopped a couple of times to take pictures. We also did a short detour to theLeia mais
66 | Wanaka | Albert Town Campsite
20 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
🇬🇧 This campsite is just 10 minutes outside of Wanaka, directly next to the Clutha River. It's the cheapest (paid-for) campsite we've stayed at so far, and it's by far the best value. $4 cheaperLeia mais
67 | Otago | Roys Peak
21 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
🇬🇧 Another day another hike! Roy's Peak is a challenging hike, it's 3 hours uphill and there is no shade. Both of us have done this hike 12 years ago and it was just as exhausting as I remember.Leia mais






































































































































































































































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