Nya ZeelandCanterburyChristchurch CityRedwood43°27’46” S 172°35’40” E
4 november 2022, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 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 photosLäs mer
Nya ZeelandOtagoOamaru, Waitaki DistrictOamaru Creek45°5’59” S 170°58’6” E
5 november 2022, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ⛅ 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, ILäs mer
Nya ZeelandOtagoDunedin45°52’27” S 170°30’13” E
6 november 2022, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ⛅ 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 andLäs mer
Nya ZeelandOtagoDunedin CityPortobelloClarks Hill45°50’34” S 170°39’26” E
7 november 2022, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 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 OtagoLäs mer
Nya ZeelandOtagoDunedin CityNorth East ValleyOpoho Creek45°51’31” S 170°31’21” E
8 november 2022, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ⛅ 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 longLäs mer
Nya ZeelandOtagoDunedin CityNorth Dunedin45°51’56” S 170°30’39” E
9 november 2022, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 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 theyLäs mer
Nya ZeelandOtagoQueenstown-Lakes DistrictArrowtownBush Creek44°56’26” S 168°50’6” E
10 november 2022, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 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!
WeLäs mer
Nya ZeelandOtagoQueenstown-Lakes DistrictWanakaScar Burn44°40’52” S 169°6’11” E
11 november 2022, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 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 andLäs mer
Nya ZeelandOtagoRob Roy Stream44°27’46” S 168°43’7” E
12 november 2022, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 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 MaudeLäs mer
Nya ZeelandOtagoCentral Otago DistrictBannockburn45°4’48” S 169°10’3” E
13 november 2022, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 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 wasLäs mer
