Planning at home
29. Dezember 2019 in Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 0 °C
Planning
Sick week
17. Januar 2020 in Kanada ⋅ ☀️ -15 °C
Pretrip illnesses
Toronto Pearson Airport
25. Januar 2020 in Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 1 °C
Made it to our flights and Florence is having the time of her life charming people.
Flight to San Fran
25. Januar 2020 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
We thought we wanted to keep Florence awake for this 5 hour flight but we had no idea how exhausting that would be. Our flight was nearly empty so we spent ages walking around the plane while she didWeiterlesen
San Fran to Auckland
26. Januar 2020, North Pacific Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
12 hour flight, and not a single open seat on the plane. Our sweet Florence girl charmed the people working at the boarding desk and had us upgraded to Economy Plus so at least Jason could sit withoutWeiterlesen
Pukaranga
27. Januar 2020 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
We are settled in our Airbnb with a lovely family hosting us. Florence has already been invited to swim with them and to join them for a bbq 😂. We spent the afternoon getting oriented, showeringWeiterlesen
Auckland Domain
27. Januar 2020 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
In order to run our sillies out we visited the Auckland Domain - the oldest park in NZ (Auckland? Not sure). It was beautiful, 25C, sunny, light refreshing breeze. It is a 200 acre park but we stuckWeiterlesen
Free Walking Tour
28. Januar 2020 in Neuseeland ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
We woke up feeling much more likely to survive after 12 hours of sleep to a sunny and warm Tuesday morning. We drove into Auckland proper and met up with Brad and Pam for a free walking tour. ThisWeiterlesen
Auckland University - free walking tour
28. Januar 2020 in Neuseeland ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
The second part of our free walking tour. We saw Prince Andrew Park which has plants donated by other countries - amazing mix of plants and trees to create a stunning area. The plaque below was madeWeiterlesen
Lunch in Auckland Cargo Coffee
28. Januar 2020 in Neuseeland ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
We grabbed some amazing food at a little stall in downtown Auckland and sat outside to eat. I had the seafood platter which was amazing, I even ate the fish because it was cooked so well. Jason had aWeiterlesen
Mt Eden
28. Januar 2020 in Neuseeland ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
A hike up to the top of Mt Eden with Brad and Pam.
Dr. Rudi's
28. Januar 2020 in Neuseeland ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Date night! After our hike we sent Florence back to the Airbnb with Brad and Pam and we went back into downtown Auckland to explore. We started off at Dr. Rudi's rooftop bar. Dr. Rudi is a variety ofWeiterlesen
Mentatz date night
28. Januar 2020 in Neuseeland ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
We went to Mentatz, a Japanese restaurant on Lorne St - famous for all the different asian restaurants and quality food. We ordered a variety of small dishes - spicy bamboo shoots (VERY SPICY), friedWeiterlesen
My bar
28. Januar 2020 in Neuseeland ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
When we left the restaurant we set out in search of gelato - but it started raining. To escape the worst of the rain we jumped into the first bar we found - My Bar. We shared a sample paddle with 3Weiterlesen
Vulture lane
28. Januar 2020 in Neuseeland ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
More rain meant another bar stop. Apparently Vulture lane is the nickname for the street this bar is on - Vulcan Lane. The first restaurant/bar of Auckland was on this street and it used to attractWeiterlesen
Island Gelato Company
28. Januar 2020 in Neuseeland ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Finally! Gelato! We actually started the day at this place too to get flat white coffees (latte with no foam basically). Apparently NZ is the country that consumes the most ice cream per capita.
Starting the van adventure
29. Januar 2020 in Neuseeland ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
We're up and ready to explore! Florence and I went for a walk and got caught in the rain so it took us ages to get on our way. Rules in NZ actually do allow Florence to face forward in this van so weWeiterlesen
Browns Bay
29. Januar 2020 in Neuseeland ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Our mission for today is to get as far north as we can, while seeing as much of the coast as possible (no highway drives for us!). Our first little trek through Auckland rush hour.got us to BrownsWeiterlesen
Deep Creek Brewing
29. Januar 2020 in Neuseeland ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Our quest to stay off main roads led us to Deep Creek Brewing, a chance for Jason to explore while I hung out in the car with a sleeping Florence.
Whangateau Playground and Reserve
29. Januar 2020 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
We stopped here to stretch our legs and see the ocean for the first time. Florence was not a fan but it was absolutely gorgeous. Mid 30s outside, cool but not cold ocean water. Perfectly refreshing.
8wired brewery and barrels
29. Januar 2020 in Neuseeland ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Beautiful brewery, great beers and they provided toys for kids! A bird flew into the brewery and Florence took off after it and ended up in the staff only section😬 luckily she is cute enough sheWeiterlesen
Mcleod's pizza barn and brewery
29. Januar 2020 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
This was a tough lunch that turned amazing. Florence fell asleep just as we arrived, so we were going to do take out but were both over hungry and snappy. She woke up just as we started eating andWeiterlesen
Kerikeri
29. Januar 2020 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Night 3 was spent with friends of Sam, Donna and Kane. They just moved into the house on the 27th and don't even have water yet but they welcomed us and fed us and watched Florence while we gotWeiterlesen
Fruit stand
30. Januar 2020 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Fruit stands are everywhere and Miss Florence hasn't been eating well so we decided we would stop and let her pick up fruit. She was delighted and chose plums and peaches and devoured 4 plums (pittsWeiterlesen
Parrot Place
30. Januar 2020 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
At the recommendation of Savannah, Donna's daughter we went to Parrot Place in Kerikeri. Florence was in heaven. We got to see all sorts of birds and feed them. The only bit Florence was unimpressedWeiterlesen















































































