New ZealandCanterburyChristchurch CityRedwood43°27’46” S 172°35’40” E
4. november 2022, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
I spent the morning today over at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve. They had some farm animals, exotic animals and New Zealand natives! I even got to see some Kiwi! (I couldn't take any photosLes mer
New ZealandOtagoOamaru, Waitaki DistrictOamaru Creek45°5’59” S 170°58’6” E
5. november 2022, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Today was another long travel day with a 6 hour bus from Christchurch to Dunedin. We stopped for a lunch break in Oamaru where I looked at some of the old architecture.
Once I arrived in Dunedin, ILes mer
New ZealandOtagoDunedin45°52’27” S 170°30’13” E
6. november 2022, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
First up today I walked the Pineapple Track (about 5km) which overlooked Dunedin. It was nice and sunny so I walked a little further to the top of Flagstaff.
I then headed into the city centre andLes mer
New ZealandOtagoDunedin CityPortobelloClarks Hill45°50’34” S 170°39’26” E
7. november 2022, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
This morning I spent some time following the Dunedin Street Art Trail before wandering through the Public Art Gallery.
I then went on an Elm Wildlife tour and Monarch Wilflide Cruise, around OtagoLes mer
New ZealandOtagoDunedin CityNorth East ValleyOpoho Creek45°51’31” S 170°31’21” E
8. november 2022, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Today I walked around the Dunedin Botanic Gardens. They had a big rock garden, a huge aviary and heaps of pretty flowers (mainly Rhododendrons)! After spending a couple hours here, I went on a longLes mer
New ZealandOtagoDunedin CityNorth Dunedin45°51’56” S 170°30’39” E
9. november 2022, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
For my last morning in Dunedin I explored the Otago Museum. They had heaps of taxidermy animals, pacific island displays and an interactive science section with a tropical butterfly house (where theyLes mer
New ZealandOtagoQueenstown-Lakes DistrictArrowtownBush Creek44°56’26” S 168°50’6” E
10. november 2022, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Today I joined up with an Intrepid Tour group and we cycled about 30km along the Arrowtown River Track, from Arrowtown to the Kawarau Bungee Bridge. Some of the hills were hard but it was fun!
WeLes mer
New ZealandOtagoQueenstown-Lakes DistrictWanakaScar Burn44°40’52” S 169°6’11” E
11. november 2022, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
This morning we walked up Mt Iron (4.5km) which had views over Wanaka. We then took a boat over to Mao Waho Island. Here we walked about 3km and had georgous views of Lake Wanaka, nearby islands andLes mer
New ZealandOtagoRob Roy Stream44°27’46” S 168°43’7” E
12. november 2022, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Today we hiked the Rob Roy Glacier track (10km)! It took about 3 hours. The whole track was really pretty and there were lots of Keas flying around!!
Afterwards, we did some wine tasting at MaudeLes mer
New ZealandOtagoCentral Otago DistrictBannockburn45°4’48” S 169°10’3” E
13. november 2022, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
I cycled the Lake Dunstan Trail today! We spent about 4 hours covering 45km of grade 2 and 3 tracks (there were some big hills!). We rode from Cromwell to Clyde along the lake the whole way. It wasLes mer
