Leaving home base
October 28, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 43 °F
Bags packed and ready to go!
Chilling at LAX
October 28, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 68 °F
Layover refreshment. 1 Leg down...2 to go!
Great Ocean Road - Torquay
October 30, 2017 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 54 °F
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
October 30, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
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 toRead more
New Zealand!!
October 31, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 50 °F
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 toRead more
Home, thy name is Jucy camper van
October 31, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
And we're off in our rolling hotel!
Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
October 31, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
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
October 31, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Fun stop in Carolyn Bay to look for the world's smallest penguins. No luck, but we had fun hunting!
Lake Pukaki, New Zealand
November 1, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
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
November 1, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
Mt Cook was amazing! We hiked up to see the Tasman Glacier and lake...so pretty!
Milford Sound, New Zealand
November 2, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
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 someRead more
Fiordland National Park, New Zealand
November 2, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
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
November 3, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 75 °F
Travel and shopping day. We left our lovely camp site at Henry's Creek (near Te Anau) and headed to Queenstown.
Glenorchy, New Zealand
November 4, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 48 °F
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 thatRead more
Queenstown, New Zealand
November 4, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
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: whenRead more
Arrowtown, New Zealand
November 5, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 54 °F
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
November 5, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 43 °F
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
November 5, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 46 °F
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 weRead more
Lake Matheson, New Zealand
November 6, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
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
November 6, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
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,Read more
Gillespies Beach, New Zealand
November 6, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
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.Read more
Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand
November 6, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 48 °F
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 sheepRead more
Hokitika, New Zealand
November 7, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F
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 madeRead more
Punakaiki, New Zealand
November 8, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 55 °F
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
November 8, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 55 °F
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, surpriseRead more



















































































































































