Nowa ZelandiaHanmer Springs Thermal Pools & Spa42°31’36” S 172°49’36” E
5 maja 2023, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Autumn all around us and glorious still. Scenery is stunning. Lots of nice river and bush walks with the dogs.
Drove to Hanmer Springs just 40 mins away and parked up in xarpark while we went to hot Czytaj więcej
Nowa ZelandiaSwitchback Stream42°31’24” S 172°51’0” E
6 maja 2023, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Left our freedom camping spot at lunchtime and headed to Top 10 campground at Hanmer.
Got our spot next to Denise and powered up.
Still no rain peeps, I'm sure it's coming. Was 22 degrees today. Czytaj więcej
Nowa ZelandiaKaiapoi River43°22’60” S 172°39’45” E
7 maja 2023, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Left Hanmer at lunchtime after a walk at the Forest Sculpture Amble. Wasn't sure what an amble was but Denise assured me it was a slow walk. Dogs enjoyed it. 😉
Drove on to Hawarden out of Czytaj więcej
Nowa ZelandiaKaiapoi River43°22’56” S 172°39’51” E
8 maja 2023, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Day 15
Kaiapoi NZMCA
This place is cool. I could stay a week easy.
Bit tired today as I didn't sleep well. 😴
Walk into town lovely coffee and our first cheese rolls this trip. 😋
Great Cafe Czytaj więcej
Nowa ZelandiaWaimakariri River43°23’18” S 172°41’42” E 9 maja 2023, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Day 16 today
We ❤️ Kaiapoi
Waited another day to make sure we caught up with Glenda Giddy and Phil who are heading north
We went for a bike ride first along the embankment out the coast. Sounds Czytaj więcej
Nowa ZelandiaKaiapoi River43°22’60” S 172°39’42” E
10 maja 2023, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
Day 17
Kaiapoi to Methven.
Bella came said hello to her friend Gary Boulton in the morning. Said goodbye to Phil and Glenda Giddy with coffee at Paris for the Weekend Cafe.
We staying at the iconic Czytaj więcej
Honey sure does love her special place on the dashboard doesn't she!! xxxx [Mom xxxx]
Nowa ZelandiaMethven43°37’54” S 171°38’48” E
11 maja 2023, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Day 18
Geraldine
We had brunch at The Topp Cafe owned by Lynda Topp who just happened to be there and is running for council in Ashburton District.
Great eggs benny.
Onto Geraldine where we went Czytaj więcej
Nowa ZelandiaOpihi River44°1’48” S 170°43’36” E
12 maja 2023, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Day 19
Lake Tekapo
Fab day driving through Fairlie to a coffee stop at Burkes Pass then onto Tekap o where even don't the ablutions is not a chore in paradise.
All settled in here now for a couple Czytaj więcej
Nowa ZelandiaSimons Pass44°11’24” S 170°14’18” E
14 maja 2023, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Day 21
Lake Pukaki freedom camping spot right on the lake.
Drove through a huge squall watched it come over and hit.
Then in about an hour it cleared. We are parked up with Denise Crimp and tonight Czytaj więcej
Nowa ZelandiaLake Pukaki44°11’10” S 170°8’8” E
15 maja 2023, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Day 22
We decided to stay at this magical spot at Lake Pukaki shores where we had fantastic views to Aoraki Mt Cook for our last night with the divine Denise Crimp . 😀
Couldn't think of a better Czytaj więcej
