New ZealandKaikoura42°24’6” S 173°40’54” E New ZealandCashmere43°34’35” S 172°38’1” E 17.–19. feb., New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
Staying at the Hackthorne gardens luxury accommodation for two nights. This must be the most luxurious hotel we have stayed in so far. It only has 5 rooms, but the public areas are lovely, veryLæs mere
New ZealandCathedral Square43°31’56” S 172°37’57” E 18. februar, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Woke up this morning to a thick blanket of cloud and drizzle. No breakfast served in the hotel, so had to go 100m to a cafe for breakfast, bizarre.
Decided to go into Christchurch city centre andLæs mere
New ZealandPorters Pass43°18’5” S 171°45’10” E 19.–20. feb., New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Drove from the east coast to the west coast over Arthur's pass, very dramatic scenery. Weather started off sunny and then heavy cloud and rain, which continued for the rest of the day. Hokitika isLæs mere
New ZealandPotters Creek43°21’30” S 170°12’3” E 20.–22. feb., New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Today it rained in the morning. We went into Hokitika for breakfast as it wasn't provided at our cottage stay. Then decided to set off for our next overnight stay in Franz Josef and hopefully findLæs mere
New ZealandSentinel Rock43°25’39” S 170°10’5” E 21.–23. feb., New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Alex knob hike, outstanding views of glacier and southern alps. The westland Tai Poutini National Park NZ world heritage area. Rare floral & fauna/amazing geology. Tough hike up and down. Tired now atLæs mere
New ZealandPeninsula Hill45°2’3” S 168°39’8” E
22.–26. feb., New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Long drive to Queenstown today over 400km. Amazing stunning views along the way with large rivers, creeks, and lakes with jaw-dropping views. Queenstown is very busy (Saturday night) and a bit of aLæs mere
New ZealandPeninsula Hill45°2’4” S 168°39’7” E
23. februar, New Zealand ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
Today, after our elevenses coffee, we decided to climb to the skyline where the gondola terminates. A tough climb in woodland which took around an hour. After another cuppa and a look at theLæs mere
New ZealandPeninsula Hill45°2’4” S 168°39’9” E 24. februar, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Hired two e-bikes today and set off to Arrowtown and back, a total of 65km. Tough going with some tough climbs Arrowtown is an old gold mining town with authentic shop fronts, making it look like aLæs mere
New ZealandPeninsula Hill45°2’4” S 168°39’9” E 25. februar, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Woke up to heavy rain this morning, so decided to drive the 40km to Glenorchy, for a mooch around. Found a shortish walk, which took us through the swamps and wetlands. The sun came out and was quiteLæs mere
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Stunning view.