Nowa ZelandiaWaikatoMatamata-Piako DistrictHobbiton Movie Set37°52’20” S 175°40’60” E
22 marca 2016, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
And so to Hobbiton which was pure magic. There was no overt commercialism and strolling around looking at all the Hobbit holes and the attention to detail like small ladders, axes, clothes on lines Czytaj więcej
Nowa ZelandiaBay of PlentyRotorua DistrictNgongotahaKomutumutu Stream38°4’19” S 176°12’46” E 22 marca 2016, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
And so off to our first camp site where we met lots of flies and lots of rain!
Daniel made a friend of the owner as he (Daniel that is) ran around the campsite banging on doors begging people to Czytaj więcej
Nowa ZelandiaBay of PlentyRotorua DistrictNgongotahaKomutumutu Stream38°4’18” S 176°12’53” E
23 marca 2016, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
The rain kept coming down but this did not put us off going on a walk to Lake Rotorua. Plenty of birds were braving the horizontal rain with us and though the conditions didn't allow for prolonged Czytaj więcej
Nowa ZelandiaBay of PlentyRotorua38°8’13” S 176°14’59” E
23 marca 2016, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
After braving the rain on our walk to Lake Rotorua we headed in town itself. Despite the rain we wandered around this former spa town with its eerie sulphur pools which bubble and steam away. You get Czytaj więcej
Nowa ZelandiaBay of PlentyRotorua38°8’13” S 176°14’59” E
23 marca 2016, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We visited the museum which was the site of the former bath house where people would travel from all over the world to experience the miraculous curing properties of the water that had run through Czytaj więcej
Nowa ZelandiaBay of PlentyRotorua DistrictWaiotapuWhangioterangi (Echo Lake)38°21’35” S 176°22’9” E
24 marca 2016, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
A very wet morning as we visited the sulphur beds that make up the magical Waiotapu Thermal Wonderlands. If they ever wanted to reboot Blake's Seven then this would be the place to film it. As Czytaj więcej
Nowa ZelandiaWaikatoTaupoWaikato River38°39’33” S 176°4’58” E
24 marca 2016, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
On our drive down to Lake Taupo we stopped at the Huka Falls. The sheer power of the falls is incredible and hypnotic. A short walk up Waikato shows the width of the river before it is forced the Czytaj więcej
Nowa ZelandiaWaikatoTaupo DistrictMotuoapa38°55’24” S 175°51’22” E
24 marca 2016, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Where I found paradise...
The campervan parked by the lake edge and I sat watching the sun go down over the lake. Some of the most perfect moments in my life, close my eyes and I am back there.
The Czytaj więcej
