It Begins at the Bus Stop
3 марта 2017 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
See ya later Canberra. XO
It Begins
3 марта 2017 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
We are off; luggage packed, passports in hand and excited nerves tingling through our bodies. The next two weeks are full of unknowns; but it will be beautiful, daring, wild and exciting. We can'tЧитать далее
Final Supper
3 марта 2017 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
Filling our bellies and enjoying wine while we wait for the plane. Well, I had wine.... Erin had a latte.
Bedtime wrap
4 марта 2017 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
We made it! We are now safe and sound in Auckland, New Zealand. We spent a little extra time at Sydney Airport due to the stormy weather but got here in the end.
There was a little bit of troubleЧитать далее
Auckland Museum
4 марта 2017 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Fun Fact: the Egyptian Mummy cost £5 (granted that was over 100 years ago).
Dome Lookout
4 марта 2017 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Quick stretch of the legs and found this view.
Erin piked so I decided to run most of it.
Bedtime Wrap
4 марта 2017 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
Today we went the Museum of Auckland. Then we had breakfast (but it was at 1pm so really it was lunch). The best part of the museum was the music exhibit because it had lots of stuff for us to playЧитать далее
Haruru Falls
5 марта 2017 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Erin walked the whole thing! It was only 200m loop.
Bay of Islands Lookout
5 марта 2017 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Erin made it to the top! What a champion. Whoop Whoop.
Bay of Islands
5 марта 2017 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Picturesque doesn't even do this place justice.
Also that baby dolphin, goes by the name of French Toast.
Helen BarnsleyThe pictures are stunning and the weather looks great too. Hope you're having a ball
ПутешественникWe are having fun. Lots more posts to go up, just need some WiFi. Stay Tuned.
Motu Kōkako
5 марта 2017 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Or as the then Lieutenant James Cook named it, Hole in the Rock. The Cavern was created by erosion from rain running off the island and wearing away the rock... That's a lot of rain!
Otehei Bay
5 марта 2017 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
This is a bay located on Urupukapuka, the largest island within the Bay of Islands.
Russell
5 марта 2017 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Finished off the day in Russell; which boasts a lot of things that claim to be old. We both enjoyed a wine at the Duke of Marlborough Pub; the oldest pub in New Zealand. You can see the first liquorЧитать далее
Bedtime Wrap
5 марта 2017 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
Erin and I hit the ground running today. First up, breakfast at El Cafe, which was Mexican styled breakfast food; surprisingly delicious and great coffee.
We followed breakfast with a quick stroll upЧитать далее
Waitangi Treaty Grounds
6 марта 2017 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Kia ora.
This place has so much history and is a place of contention for many Maori people. The Treaty of Waitangi, was signed at here on 6 February 1840. This treaty is arguably the foundingЧитать далее
Kawakawa Public Toliets
6 марта 2017 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
All public toliets should be this clean and pretty.
Designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
Kawiti Caves
6 марта 2017 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Home to 30,000 glow worms, which it turns out are quite ugly when seen in the light.
No photos from inside the cave because the flash effects these little bugs.
If you were wondering, theirЧитать далее
Whangarei Falls
6 марта 2017 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Quick stop to stretch our legs.
Waipu Caves
6 марта 2017 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
At least four people here with metal detectors, must be a good place to fossick.
Bedtime Wrap
6 марта 2017 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
Today we visited the Waitangi Treaty Grounds. There was an art gallery, featuring Māori Women artists with political agendas. We walked bit around the Te Kōngahu Museum of Waitangi. Next we did aЧитать далее
WhatSUP?
7 марта 2017 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Spent the morning at Whangamata. Managed to get in a sunrise over the harbour. Gave SUP a try. Killed it!
Cathedral Cove
7 марта 2017 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
Got there in the nick of time... Rain set in as we left.
Windy Roads and Heavy Rain
7 марта 2017 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
It poured this afternoon which made New Zealand's windy roads a little bit more challenging.
Bedtime Wrap
7 марта 2017 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Today was the day I had planned to watch the sunrise on the beach. Erin was not so interested and valued her sleep more. So we compromised; I'd watch the sunrise over the harbour, which was oppositeЧитать далее
Mauao and Mount Maunganui Hot Pools
8 марта 2017 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
Terrible weather today, but we braved the elements and made it to the top of Mauao an extinct volcano on the mouth of the harbour. Even found a trig point. By the time we got back to the bottom weЧитать далее