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- Day 1
- Saturday, October 28, 2017 at 5:30 PM
- ☁️ 43 °F
- Altitude: 630 ft
United StatesDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport42°12’58” N 83°21’19” W
Leaving home base
October 28, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 43 °F
Bags packed and ready to go!
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- Day 1
- Saturday, October 28, 2017 at 6:34 PM
- 🌙 68 °F
- Altitude: 108 ft
- United StatesLos Angeles International Airport33°56’39” N 118°24’23” W
Chilling at LAX
October 28, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 68 °F
Layover refreshment. 1 Leg down...2 to go!
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- Day 3
- Monday, October 30, 2017 at 11:45 AM
- 🌧 54 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
AustraliaFront Beach38°20’9” S 144°19’48” E
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!
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- Day 3
- Monday, October 30, 2017
- ☀️ 54 °F
- Altitude: 59 ft
- AustraliaThe Twelve Apostles38°39’52” S 143°6’11” E
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
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at 6:56 AM
- ☀️ 50 °F
- Altitude: 105 ft
New ZealandChristchurch International Airport43°29’20” S 172°32’22” E
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
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at 2:00 PM
- ☀️ 70 °F
- Altitude: 49 ft
- New ZealandCathedral Square43°31’55” S 172°38’10” E
Home, thy name is Jucy camper van
October 31, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
And we're off in our rolling hotel!
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at 5:04 PM
- ☀️ 63 °F
- Altitude: 2,362 ft
- New ZealandCowans Hill44°0’12” S 170°28’57” E
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.
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, October 31, 2017
- ☀️ 68 °F
- Altitude: 26 ft
- New ZealandCaroline Bay44°23’26” S 171°14’57” E
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!
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 9:32 AM
- ☀️ 63 °F
- Altitude: 1,726 ft
- New ZealandMackenzie County44°4’11” S 170°9’55” E
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!
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 10:30 AM
- ☀️ 63 °F
- Altitude: 11,965 ft
- New ZealandMiddle Peak43°35’42” S 170°8’30” E
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!
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- Day 6
- Thursday, November 2, 2017 at 2:55 PM
- ☀️ 64 °F
- Altitude: 965 ft
- New ZealandFreshwater Basin44°40’18” S 167°55’32” E
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
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- Day 6
- Thursday, November 2, 2017 at 4:30 PM
- ☀️ 88 °F
- Altitude: 774 ft
- New ZealandPercy Stream45°36’22” S 167°21’39” E
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!!
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- Day 7
- Friday, November 3, 2017
- 🌬 75 °F
- Altitude: 1,424 ft
- New ZealandBig Beach44°59’6” S 168°40’39” E
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.
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- Day 8
- Saturday, November 4, 2017 at 11:26 AM
- ☀️ 48 °F
- Altitude: 1,056 ft
- New ZealandBuckler Burn44°51’2” S 168°23’18” E
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
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- Day 8
- Saturday, November 4, 2017
- ⛅ 46 °F
- Altitude: 1,073 ft
- New ZealandQueenstown45°1’52” S 168°39’46” E
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
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- Day 9
- Sunday, November 5, 2017 at 11:36 AM
- 🌧 54 °F
- Altitude: 1,375 ft
- New ZealandBush Creek44°56’30” S 168°50’9” E
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!
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- Day 9
- Sunday, November 5, 2017 at 1:00 PM
- ☀️ 43 °F
- Altitude: 984 ft
- New ZealandWanaka44°42’13” S 169°7’58” E
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.
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- Day 9
- Sunday, November 5, 2017 at 3:54 PM
- ☀️ 46 °F
- Altitude: 1,302 ft
- New ZealandMakarora River44°9’51” S 169°16’36” E
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
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- Day 10
- Monday, November 6, 2017 at 11:04 AM
- ⛅ 68 °F
- Altitude: 1,302 ft
- New ZealandJoey Creek43°26’55” S 170°3’33” E
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!
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- Day 10
- Monday, November 6, 2017 at 1:00 PM
- ⛅ 86 °F
- Altitude: 538 ft
- New ZealandFox Glacier43°27’52” S 170°1’3” E
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
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- Day 10
- Monday, November 6, 2017 at 3:00 PM
- ☀️ 54 °F
- Altitude: 56 ft
- New ZealandWaihapi Creek43°23’25” S 169°55’7” E
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
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- Day 10
- Monday, November 6, 2017 at 6:22 PM
- ☀️ 48 °F
- Altitude: 509 ft
- New ZealandFranz Josef43°23’14” S 170°10’60” E
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
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- Day 11
- Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at 9:00 AM
- ☀️ 52 °F
- Altitude: 20 ft
- New ZealandHokitika Aerodrome42°43’4” S 170°58’4” E
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
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- Day 12
- Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at 12:05 PM
- 🌬 55 °F
- Altitude: 46 ft
- New ZealandPunakaiki42°6’30” S 171°20’11” E
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.
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- Day 12
- Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at 1:24 PM
- 🌬 55 °F
- Altitude: 46 ft
- New ZealandPunakaiki42°6’30” S 171°20’11” E
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