Новая ЗеландияTokongawha Point41°0’25” S 173°0’29” E
15 марта 2023 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
We woke up early this morning to drive back through the mountains to Picton to meet the ferry to take us, as foot passengers, to Wellington, on the North Island. We leave behind Pete, our wonderfulЧитать далее
Новая ЗеландияWellington Central41°17’20” S 174°46’27” E 16 марта 2023 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Today, we rode the 5 minute cable car up to the beginning of Wellington’s Botanic Gardens. We walked down to Lambton Quay and Cuba Street in downtown Wellington. We noticed many students on theЧитать далее
ПутешественникOh, dear! I hope the strike is resolved soon. Excellent shots of flowers!
Новая ЗеландияWellington Central41°17’20” S 174°46’27” E
17 марта 2023 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
We waited out the rain this morning, then walked to the National Museum of New Zealand, the Te Papa Museum. We saw exhibits entitled Gallipoli : The Scale of Our War, Nature, Blood, Earth, Fire,Читать далее
Новая ЗеландияMangaweka39°50’14” S 175°45’54” E 18 марта 2023 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
This morning, we rented a small, Nissan, SUV & drove to Taihape, which claims to be the “gumboot capital of the world.” The town holds an annual festival in April to celebrate Rural living &Читать далее
Новая ЗеландияNukuhau38°41’17” S 176°3’53” E
19 марта 2023 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
We left Taihape at 8:30 am & drove two hours to Lake Taupo in the interior of the north island of New Zealand. We passed by some fairly tall mountains with snow on their peaks. We saw Mount Ruapehu,Читать далее
Новая ЗеландияMoturiki Island37°38’1” S 176°11’12” E 20 марта 2023 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
We left our Airbnb in Taupo at around 9am & drove, north, to Tauranga, where we spent some time walking on the beach, near Mt Manganui. At 2, we made our way to our new “home away from home” in aЧитать далее
Путешественникdear John and Kim. Thanks so much for sharing your incredible experience.
Путешественникthe photos and the commentary are beautiful and very informative.
Новая ЗеландияPilot Bay37°37’54” S 176°10’40” E 21 марта 2023 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
This morning, we walked around Mt Maunganui. We took our time & enjoyed the 5km walk. Others were doing the more difficult “summit walk.” They say the view from the summit is spectacular. We’llЧитать далее
Новая ЗеландияMinden37°42’17” S 176°2’39” E
22 марта 2023 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
This morning, we drove a short distance to Te Puna Quarry Park, which was used as a rock quarry until 1979. In 1993, a group of local volunteers proposed that they could plant native & non nativeЧитать далее
Новая ЗеландияKarangahake37°25’26” S 175°43’19” E 23 марта 2023 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
We drove just over an hour to reach Karangahake Gorge. We had planned on hiking one of two trails, which were both blocked off part way along. One trail had a “slip” of a large tree, while theЧитать далее
Новая ЗеландияRotorua38°7’55” S 176°14’42” E
24 марта 2023 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
This morning, we drove from our VRBO in Tauranga to Rotorua. We drove through a number of gorges, including Gopi Gorge. Rotorua has a population of 77000, which is about half of Tauranga. The road wasЧитать далее
