Oparara Arch
17. marts 2021, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
We drove along the Lewis Pass from Kaikoura on the east coast to Westport on the west coast. From there we went north to Karamea and then even more north to the Oparara Basin which is located in theLæs mere
Moria Gate Arch
17. marts 2021, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
The Moria Gate Arch is 43 m wide, 19 m high and its ceiling is covered with stalactites.
Box Canyon Cave
17. marts 2021, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
The Box Canyon Cave is a huge dry cave that can be explored with just a headlamp. We went inside and had a good look around, exploring all the interesting features inside the cave.
Nelson Lakes National Park
18. marts 2021, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
In the Nelson Lakes National Park we hiked the 10 km long Mount Robert Circuit which offers great views over Lake Rotoiti. Afterwards we jumped of the famous jetty into the lake to cool off.
Wairau Lagoons
19. marts 2021, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
After the Nelson Lakes we drove to Blenheim where we spent the day walking through town, relaxing and doing the Wairau Lagoons Walkway, an easy walk along the lagoons shoreline. During the walk weLæs mere
Riwaka Resurgence
21. marts 2021, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
A resurgence is created when a river temporarily goes underground, before emerging again through a cliff face (often at very cold temperatures). The Riwaka Resurgence emerges from the depths of theLæs mere
Takaka Beaches
24. marts 2021, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
A couple of pictures from the surrounding beaches in Golden Bay: Ligar Bay, Pohara Beach, Tata Beach, the Abel Tasman Monument lookout and Wainui Bay.
Grove Scenic Reserve
1. april 2021, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Lovely short walk through limestone blocks draped with roots of northern rātā to a viewpoint over the surrounding area. Jake obviously had to climb up the rocks. On our way back we saw two tinyLæs mere
Takaka Climbing
2. april 2021, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
There are two main climbing areas around Takaka: Paines Ford and Pohara. We mostly went to Pohara as we really enjoyed the rock and the views there. Unfortunately we didn't take a lot of picturesLæs mere
Wwoofing Pupu Valley
5. april 2021, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We spent 2 1/2 weeks wwoofing with Sam, Jed and Connor. They're three American guys who moved over to NZ and get a house together in the Pupu Valley in Takaka. We've done loads of garden work for themLæs mere
Hannah and Max in Golden Bay
8. april 2021, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Our friends Hannah and Max came to Golden Bay for a holiday. We met them in Takaka and stayed together in an Airbnb at Tata Beach for two days. On Wednesday Jake and Max went for a climb while HannahLæs mere
Anatori River
11. april 2021, New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
After our few days with Max and Hannah we hung around Takaka for Jed's birthday (one of the guys we were wwoofing with). Some people at the party told us about this beautiful place on the top of theLæs mere
Wwoofing Motupipi
15. april 2021, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Here are some pictures of our week of wwoofing with Simon and Janine close to Takaka. Simon and Janine are originally from Cornwall (Falmouth) so we just had to make Pasties for dinner one night. ItLæs mere
Abel Tasman Northern Loop I
17. april 2021, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
We did a 28 km loop track in the northern part of the Abel Tasman National Park. We started at the Wainui Bay car park. From there we walked over Gibbs Hill to Totaranui and then along the coast pastLæs mere
Abel Tasman Northern Loop II
17. april 2021, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Pictures Part 2 😊
Harwoods Hole
18. april 2021, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Located in the Canaan Downs Scenic Reserve on top of Takaka Hill is Harwoods Hole. Harwoods Hole is the deepest vertical shaft in NZ (176 m). It's not possible to see all the way down the shaft asLæs mere
Visiting Nicky
19. april 2021, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
We haven't seen Nicky since we've left her place when lockdown ended (which was nearly a year ago). We had a really good catch up. It was lovely so see Nicky and her dog Cora again. During lockdownLæs mere
Visiting Lynley
20. april 2021, New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
After seeing Nicky we drove to Nelson and stayed two nights with our friend Lynley. On the first night Lynley had some friends around. She cooked an awesome Lentil Dahl which we enjoyed with lots ofLæs mere
Cable Bay
22. april 2021, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
On the way from Nelson to Blenheim we stopped at Cable Bay for a quick climb. There were only 5 or 6 short climbs in the bay but it was a good bit of slabby rock.
Gore Bay
24. april 2021, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
After spending a couple of days in Blenheim we spontaneously decided that it would be nice to climb in Christchurch again. So we hit our previous wwoofing place in Allandale up and asked them if weLæs mere
Wwoofing Allandale Again
27. april 2021, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
A few pictures from our second visit to Allandale. We were wwoofing with Denise and Reg again for about ten days. We helped them lots around their place, had many cuddles with Blue 🐕, Jona 🐈,Læs mere
Port Hills
1. maj 2021, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
The Port Hills are a range of hills in Canterbury. They lie between the city of Christchurch and its port at Lyttelton. They are an eroded remnant of the Lyttelton volcano, which erupted millions ofLæs mere
Monkey Bay Climbing
7. maj 2021, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
While being in Christchurch we decided it's time to go back to the North Island. So after leaving Reg and Denise we drove to Blenheim to climb there for the day before heading to the ferry. We foundLæs mere
Wither Hills
7. maj 2021, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
After climbing we had a few hours left before the ferry. So we went for a nice 2h hike around the Wither Hills Farm Park to Mount Vernon.
Back in Wellington
8. maj 2021, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
We're back on the North Island!
After taking the ferry from Picton to Wellington we spent the first night in Porirua to do a parkrun in the morning. After the parkrun we met our friends Max, Frank andLæs mere