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- onsdag 18 mars 2020 18:15
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Höjd över havet: 11 m
Nya ZeelandThorpe Bush41°6’37” S 173°0’40” E
Seeing Manuel again
18 mars 2020, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
We met Manuel in Auckland. We were staying in the same hostel and had some good times together. When we saw on social media that we were both in the same region we immediately decided to meet upLäs mer
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- söndag 22 mars 2020 11:11
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Höjd över havet: 23 m
- Nya ZeelandCathedral Square43°31’44” S 172°38’31” E
Minigolf Christchurch
22 mars 2020, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
The day after meeting Manuel we planned on driving to our next travel destination, the Nelson Lakes. Unfortunately the van broke down on our way. We had to be towed and were told that our van isn'tLäs mer
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- söndag 22 mars 2020 13:48
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Höjd över havet: 25 m
- Nya ZeelandCathedral Square43°32’2” S 172°38’2” E
Christchurch I
22 mars 2020, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
We spent the day roaming around Christchurch. We went to see the 185 empty chairs (an unofficial earthquake memorial), the cardboard church, looots of street art, the remembrance bridge, the officialLäs mer
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- måndag 23 mars 2020 16:34
- ☁️ 17 °C
- Höjd över havet: 13 m
- Nya ZeelandLyell Creek42°23’58” S 173°40’55” E
Kaikoura Beach
23 mars 2020, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
After having bought a new van in Christchurch we made our way back to Nelson. On the way we stopped in Kaikoura, and took a walk on the beach where we saw a whale breach (really far away 😂) andLäs mer
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- tisdag 24 mars 2020 22:00
- ⛅ 12 °C
- Höjd över havet: 22 m
- Nya ZeelandYork Stream41°17’17” S 173°16’5” E
Faith In Humanity Restored
24 mars 2020, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
When we were in Christchurch the Government announced that we had 48 hours until the whole country would be in alert level 4 (lockdown). We needed to return to Nelson as our old, broken van was storedLäs mer
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- torsdag 26 mars 2020 16:00
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Höjd över havet: 95 m
- Nya ZeelandDove River41°16’26” S 172°49’8” E
The Restore Balance Retreat
26 mars 2020, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
During lockdown we wanted to be in the countryside. That's why Isi contacted many hosts on the wwoofing website. Nicky from the Restore Balance Retreat in the Motueka Valley got back to us and saidLäs mer
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- måndag 30 mars 2020 12:00
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Höjd över havet: 100 m
- Nya ZeelandDove River41°16’27” S 172°49’8” E
Wwoofing
30 mars 2020, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Until now the work on the property included looking after the 5 chooks and making the chicken coop prettier, weeding in the vegetable garden, picking fruits and vegetables, pruning the tomato plants,Läs mer
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- torsdag 2 april 2020 14:00
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Höjd över havet: 310 m
- Nya ZeelandDove River41°16’18” S 172°49’29” E
Ross' Hill
2 april 2020, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
For a change of scenery we hiked up a hill right next to Nicky's place. Up top we got a really good view over the Motueka Valley 🌳
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- onsdag 8 april 2020 18:30
- 🌙 14 °C
- Höjd över havet: 91 m
- Nya ZeelandDove River41°16’25” S 172°49’8” E
Life in a Bubble
8 april 2020, Nya Zeeland ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
Just a couple of pictures of everyday life in our bubble. The first pictures is from Isi's very first try of Apfel-Hefeteig-Schnecken 🍎🐌
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- måndag 13 april 2020 14:30
- ⛅ 12 °C
- Höjd över havet: 82 m
- Nya ZeelandBaton River41°16’58” S 172°48’2” E
Motueka River
13 april 2020, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
We're really lucky to be living directly next to a beatiful river during these times. It's perfect to go for a walk and relax by the river after work.
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- lördag 18 april 2020 13:41
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Höjd över havet: 93 m
- Nya ZeelandDove River41°16’33” S 172°49’4” E
Walnut Picking
18 april 2020, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
We helped the neighbours picking walnuts from their walnut trees. We got to keep a big bucket of yummy walnuts in return 🌰
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- tisdag 28 april 2020 16:00
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Höjd över havet: 95 m
- Nya ZeelandDove River41°16’26” S 172°49’8” E
Pizza Party
28 april 2020, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
It was Nicky's 3 year-anniversary of living on the yoga retreat so we had to have a party. It was the perfect opportunity to finally use the pizza oven Jake and Joe had built. We had a great timeLäs mer
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- lördag 9 maj 2020 11:59
- ☀️ 11 °C
- Höjd över havet: 1 353 m
- Nya ZeelandHorseshoe Basin41°12’19” S 172°42’39” E
Mount Arthur
9 maj 2020, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Together with our bubble we went for a hike in the Kahurangi National Park. We didn't go all the way to the summit of Mount Arthur but got a pretty good view over the National Park anyway.
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- torsdag 14 maj 2020 12:00
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Höjd över havet: 78 m
- Nya ZeelandDove River41°16’22” S 172°49’8” E
Goodbye Bubble
14 maj 2020, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Last couple of pictures of our Woodstock Bubble. During the last couple of days Jake and Philipp finished their Trail (T-19) in the forest and Jake helped Isi build a bench in her outside chillLäs mer
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- lördag 16 maj 2020 12:30
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Höjd över havet: 623 m
- Nya ZeelandKerr Bay41°48’24” S 172°50’38” E
Lake Rotoiti
16 maj 2020, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
After leaving Woodstock we went to see our friends Lynley and Josh in Nelson because we promised them a curry and games night for helping us out before the lockdown. We stayed two nights. On ourLäs mer
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- söndag 17 maj 2020 10:43
- ☀️ 12 °C
- Höjd över havet: 31 m
- Nya ZeelandCape Foulwind41°45’23” S 171°27’52” E
Cape Foulwind
17 maj 2020, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
After spending the night in Westport we went for a walk on the Cape Foulwing Coastal Walkway. It was really pretty with lots of viewpoints, seals and a lighthouse. It reminded us a lot of Cornwall.
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- söndag 17 maj 2020 13:15
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Höjd över havet: 11 m
- Nya ZeelandPororari Lagoon42°5’30” S 171°20’20” E
Truman Track
17 maj 2020, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
After Westport we drove towards Punakaiki and walked the Truman Track, an easy track to a beautiful beach with intresting cliff formations.
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- söndag 17 maj 2020 13:53
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Höjd över havet: 31 m
- Nya ZeelandPancake Rocks, West Coast, South Island42°6’45” S 171°19’56” E
Punakaiki Cavern
17 maj 2020, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Quick stop to explore a cave. We think Gimli was here before us.
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- söndag 17 maj 2020 14:58
- ☀️ 14 °C
- Höjd över havet: 16 m
- Nya ZeelandPancake Rocks, West Coast, South Island42°6’48” S 171°19’36” E
Pancake Rocks
17 maj 2020, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
In Punakaiki we went to Dolomite Point, which is better known as Pancake Rocks. Apparently these rocks were formed by a process called stylobedding but scientist are still not quite sure about all theLäs mer
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- måndag 18 maj 2020 09:15
- ☀️ 8 °C
- Höjd över havet: 9 m
- Nya ZeelandHokitika River42°43’0” S 170°57’37” E
Hokitika
18 maj 2020, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
A couple of pictures from Hokitika including Sunset Point. We also bought our first after lockdown takeaway coffee here which was a real nice treat ☕
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- måndag 18 maj 2020 11:05
- ☀️ 12 °C
- Höjd över havet: 93 m
- Nya ZeelandHokitika Gorge42°57’20” S 171°1’1” E
Hokitika Gorge
18 maj 2020, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Before walking through the gorge we got chatting to a nice lady. Our original plan was to drive through Arthur's Pass to the east coast but after talking to her we decided to change our plans andLäs mer
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- måndag 18 maj 2020 14:14
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Höjd över havet: 69 m
- Nya ZeelandCoal Creek42°54’4” S 170°48’48” E
Ross
18 maj 2020, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Meet Jack the Alpaca. There was a don't touch sign on the fence but the owners were right there and allowed us to pet him. He was really fluffy 😍
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- tisdag 19 maj 2020 10:07
- ☀️ 8 °C
- Höjd över havet: 241 m
- Nya ZeelandWilson Rock43°25’38” S 170°10’6” E
Franz Josef Glacier
19 maj 2020, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
The ice of Franz Josef Glacier once reached from the mountains right to the sea. Following a gradual retreat the glacier is now only accessible by helicopter. As we didn't want to do a heli-hikeLäs mer
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- tisdag 19 maj 2020 12:27
- ☀️ 14 °C
- Höjd över havet: 108 m
- Nya ZeelandLake Matheson43°26’25” S 169°57’56” E
Lake Matheson
19 maj 2020, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Lake Matheson is also called The Mirror Lake and I guess you can see why. We were really lucky to have seen the lake on a clear and windstill day. The two snowy mountains in the pictures are MountLäs mer
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- tisdag 19 maj 2020 15:00
- ☀️ 11 °C
- Höjd över havet: 201 m
- Nya ZeelandFlute Falls43°28’49” S 170°0’55” E
Fox Glacier
19 maj 2020, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Quick walk to see the Fox Glacier. Couldn't see much of the glacier as it's receded so much (thanks to global warming) and because it's also smaller than the Franz Josef Glacier.
Jake did find a newLäs mer