Leaving home base

Bags packed and ready to go!
Chilling at LAX

Layover refreshment. 1 Leg down...2 to go!
Great Ocean Road - Torquay

What to do with 12 hours in Melbourne? Rent a car and drive part of the Great Ocean Road, of course! Oh yeah...and welcome to tomorrow!
Visiting the 12 Apostles

The 12 Apostles was completely worth the 9 hours of driving yesterday! I got in lots of left lane driving...and discovered that the Australian roundabouts are terrifying when you are both trying to Czytaj więcej
New Zealand!!

Made it here safely after a very long day of adventuring yesterday on the Great Ocean Road. Took probably the most appreciated shower of my life here at the airport, grabbing breakfast and then off to Czytaj więcej
Home, thy name is Jucy camper van

And we're off in our rolling hotel!
Lake Tekapo, New Zealand

Lake Tekapo was amazing. Loved the Church of the Good Shepard right on the lake...complete with statue of a beloved canine shepard.
Carolyn Bay, NZ

Fun stop in Carolyn Bay to look for the world's smallest penguins. No luck, but we had fun hunting!
Lake Pukaki, New Zealand

We visited the ode the shepard previously...today we found the corresponding sheep memorial at Lake Pukaki. The views here are amazing!
Mt Cook, New Zealand

Mt Cook was amazing! We hiked up to see the Tasman Glacier and lake...so pretty!
Milford Sound, New Zealand

Milford Sound lived up to its name as one of the most beautiful places in the world. Amy and I hopped on a Jucy cruise with Lucy the camper van's aquatic cousin while Lexi enjoyed the sights (and some Czytaj więcej
Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

After Milford Sound, we shooed away our friendly neighborhood Kea hitchhiker from Lucy and continued exploring Fiordland National Park. So beautiful and interesting!!
Queenstown, New Zealand

Travel and shopping day. We left our lovely camp site at Henry's Creek (near Te Anau) and headed to Queenstown.
Glenorchy, New Zealand

Glenorchy!! One of the most beautiful drives in the world...and, for you fellow LOTR fans...location for a good chunk of the filming. The road is narrow, winding and in parts 1 lane (meaning that Czytaj więcej
Queenstown, New Zealand

After the road to Glenorchy, the girls went off canyoning and I explored Queenstown. The views from the top of the gondola run are fantastic...and lots of trails to explore. Note to self: when Czytaj więcej
Arrowtown, New Zealand

It's a wet, cold day here in Arrowtown, NZ, but a good day for shopping in this historic mining town. Great day for the possum fur glove business...we all picked up a pair for our very cold hands!
Wanaka, New Zealand

So much beauty on this drive! There might have been a couple of "squeeeee" moments along the way. Maybe.
Mt Aspiring National Park, New Zealand

We had a busy day exploring Mt Aspiring National Park! So much water here. Everywhere you look, there are water falls cascading down mountain sides (lots of those too!) or gorgeous lakes. Today we Czytaj więcej
Lake Matheson, New Zealand

Nice hike around the lake, although a little too much cloud cover and wind to get the famed mirror peak/lake shot. Great way to get warmed up for a day of adventure!
Fox Glacier, New Zealand

Glacierland! We started by hiking up to view Fox Glacier close up...in the pouring rain, but we were determined! The time was worth it, although the last 400 metres felt straight up...whew! Luckily, Czytaj więcej
Gillespies Beach, New Zealand

This was one of my favorite stops on an awesome adventure-filled day. We hiked 1.5 miles to an old mining dredge from the 30's and then on to an old mining tunnel that looked out over the Tasmin Sea. Czytaj więcej
Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand

Franz Josef glacier is definitely striking. We elected to view it from farther out as we weren't feeling up to a 6 hour hike up get as close as possible. We also found the tipping point between sheep Czytaj więcej
Hokitika, New Zealand

We spent the night in Hokitika, a very cool little beach town! Started off the morning with a walk on the gorgeous beach, complete with Whitebait fisherwomen. Whitebait is famous here...primarily made Czytaj więcej
Punakaiki, New Zealand

Pancake Rocks Blowholes....rocked!! The striations on the rocks were fascinating and we had fun trying to time the pics for the blow holes. I took about a million pictures...here are a few of my favs.
Punakaiki, New Zealand

Penguin hunting stop just north of Pancake Rocks Blowholes. No penguins, but the surf was awesome and led to the next adventure...accidental wave surfing. So I got a little soaked by a huge, surprise Czytaj więcej