Wellington
April 11, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
They finally arrived! We had a great day exploring Wellington. During the day we went to the Gallipoli exhibit in Te Papa museum, went to an old used booked store, walked around the waterfront. AtRead more
Waiting for Brooke and Peter to arrive!
April 11, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
We woke up early to pick up Peter and Brook from the airport at 6am... ooops. They got into Auckland airport at 6am. We found a great spot at Moa Point and watched the sunrise while we waited for themRead more
Driving from Auckland to Wellington
April 10, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
We stopped at Lake Taupo for lunch and a dip in the cold pool
Our South Island adventure begins!
April 10, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Andreas and I have spent the last week in Auckland relaxing with the Marwick family and friends. However we are ready for our month in the South Island. Jon and Barb's campervan is packed up and readyRead more
Preparing for our ATW trip
March 15, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
We are quite busy at our place getting ready for our ATW trip. Only 2.5 weeks left of work! We are selling everything we own and I have been working 12 hour days twice a week. We started getting ourRead more
Joon &Trixie's Wedding
February 19, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Great weekend in blehniem to celebrate Joon and Trixie's wedding! There was only about 10-15 min of rain on Saturday which was great because it gave us a chance to use our ponchos! Sunday wasRead more
Curry/movie night
February 12, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Paul and Andreas slaved away in the kitchen for our curry cook-off.
Outdoor climbing weekend.
February 12, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Great 3-day weekend of outdoor rock climbing and camping with friends! Jess and Brook joined us from Auckland!
New zealand coffee mmMm
February 10, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Andreas makes a friend...
January 23, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Bike riding along the boardwalk to get more chocolate croissants! Andreas made such good friends with a bird that a gang of them stole the precious last bite of my chocolate croissant!! The bite withRead more
Festival of Lights- is it summer yet?
January 23, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
We went out for a cold, rainy, windy night at the New Plymouth Festival of Lights. Apparently we are already well into summer!!! We had delicious hot chocolate (ice cream for andreas of course). ItRead more
The storm!
January 22, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
We have spent most of the day up in our loft reading as there is a crazy storm outside! The ocean is definitely wild. We did venture out for a stroll around town and braved the winds. Pizza and aRead more
Life is good in New Plymouth
January 21, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
A morning stroll along the beach to our favorite container-turned French cafe. Chocolate croissants and flat whites anyone? #oceanview






































































