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- Day 1
- Monday, January 9, 2017 at 4:53 PM
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 15 m
New ZealandCloverlea40°21’6” S 175°35’20” E
Auckland
January 9, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
It's 2017!!! Woohoo sadly that means back to work until March
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- Day 1
- Monday, January 9, 2017 at 4:54 PM
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- New ZealandTakapuna Head36°48’33” S 174°48’52” E
Auckland
January 9, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Christmas time: up in Auckland with the Marwicks. Great time despite the sub-par weather. Mila stole the show as always
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- Day 13
- Saturday, January 21, 2017 at 12:20 PM
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 15 m
- New ZealandHenui River39°3’6” S 174°5’2” E
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
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- Day 14
- Sunday, January 22, 2017 at 6:26 PM
- 🌧 15 °C
- Altitude: 15 m
- New ZealandHenui River39°3’6” S 174°5’2” E
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
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- Day 15
- Monday, January 23, 2017 at 9:54 AM
- 🌬 15 °C
- Altitude: 15 m
- New ZealandHenui River39°3’6” S 174°5’2” E
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
Andreas and WhitneyAn interesting statistic for your trip is how many free music sessions do you get to enjoy
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- Day 15
- Monday, January 23, 2017 at 12:03 PM
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 15 m
- New ZealandHenui River39°3’6” S 174°5’2” E
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
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- Day 33
- Friday, February 10, 2017 at 12:12 PM
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 36 m
- New ZealandRoslyn40°20’18” S 175°37’14” E
New zealand coffee mmMm
February 10, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
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- Day 35
- Sunday, February 12, 2017 at 8:37 AM
- ☀️ 13 °C
- Altitude: 145 m
- New ZealandWharepapa South38°8’37” S 175°32’2” E
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!
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- Day 35
- Sunday, February 12, 2017 at 8:44 AM
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 18 m
- New ZealandHokowhitu40°21’54” S 175°38’36” E
Curry/movie night
February 12, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Paul and Andreas slaved away in the kitchen for our curry cook-off.
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- Day 42
- Sunday, February 19, 2017 at 3:55 PM
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 21 m
- New ZealandMill Stream41°30’51” S 173°52’5” E
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
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- Day 66
- Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at 6:14 PM
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 18 m
- New ZealandCloverlea40°21’6” S 175°35’20” E
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
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- Day 92
- Monday, April 10, 2017
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitude: 50 m
- New ZealandBotany Downs36°54’22” S 174°55’52” E
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
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- Day 92
- Monday, April 10, 2017
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 352 m
- New ZealandWairere Stream38°52’32” S 175°59’43” E
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
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- Day 93
- Tuesday, April 11, 2017
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 10 m
- New ZealandPalmer Bay41°20’30” S 174°49’21” E
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
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- Day 93
- Tuesday, April 11, 2017
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 17 m
- New ZealandWellington Ferry Port41°17’40” S 174°46’30” E
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
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- Day 94
- Wednesday, April 12, 2017
- 🌧 15 °C
- Altitude: 14 m
- New ZealandPicton Ferry Port41°17’26” S 174°0’21” E
Picton ferry
April 12, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
We woke up early to take the Picton Ferry from Wellington to Picton. Peter and Brooke picked up their campervan and we were off! We did make time for peter and Brooke to have their first meat pie.Read more
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- Day 95
- Thursday, April 13, 2017 at 12:00 AM
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Altitude: 632 m
- New ZealandRobert Stream41°48’49” S 172°50’15” E
Lake Rotoiti
April 13, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
We spend our first night in our campervans at lake Rotoiti. It rained all night. But it made for a great misty walk in the morning and our first DIP IN THE POOL! So cold but so refreshing. We hit theRead more
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- Day 96
- Friday, April 14, 2017
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 11 m
- New ZealandHokitika River42°43’5” S 170°57’40” E
West Coast
April 14, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
We drove down the Wild West coast of NZ as the storm raged on. Until finally the skies cleared and we had perfect weather.
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- Day 97
- Saturday, April 15, 2017
- ☀️ 14 °C
- Altitude: 4 m
- New ZealandWestland District43°48’59” S 169°4’22” E
The sun has finally come out!
April 15, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
After 3 solid days of rain from Cyclone Cook, the sun has come out as we continue to travel South down the West coast!
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- Day 98
- Sunday, April 16, 2017
- ☀️ 14 °C
- Altitude: 352 m
- New ZealandLake Hawea44°26’30” S 169°12’44” E
Easter at Haast Pass
April 16, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
2 days of relaxing by Lake Hawea
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- Day 99
- Monday, April 17, 2017
- ☀️ 10 °C
- Altitude: 317 m
- New ZealandQueenstown45°1’56” S 168°39’37” E
Queenstown!
April 17, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
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- Day 99
- Monday, April 17, 2017
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 1,266 m
- New ZealandBen Dhu44°3’34” S 170°6’15” E
Mt. Cook/ tramping to the Muller hut!
April 17, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Peter and Brooke went on their first tramp up to the Muller Hut! It was the most stunning views I have seen. We sat for a long time watching avalanches from the glaciers next to us. We took about 7Read more
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- Day 101
- Wednesday, April 19, 2017
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 34 m
- New ZealandCathedral Square43°31’56” S 172°38’22” E
Christchurch
April 19, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
We had a great time exploring Christchurch on bikes for Peter and Brooke's last day in New Zealand!! Last night we went to a rugby game.
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- Day 107
- Tuesday, April 25, 2017
- ☀️ 11 °C
- Altitude: 164 m
- New ZealandRoslyn45°52’15” S 170°29’16” E
Dunedin
April 25, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Yesterday we drove 5 hours from Christchurch down to Dunedin. We have been exploring Dunedin with our friends Paul and Kathryn. This is as far South as I have ever been! We walked up the steepestRead more
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- Day 110
- Friday, April 28, 2017
- 🌬 12 °C
- Altitude: 36 m
- New ZealandArgyle Beach46°36’32” S 168°21’19” E
Bottom of the world! - Bluff
April 28, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 12 °C
I am officially as far South as I have ever been! (Andreas has been to Stewart Island) Bluff is the bottom of the South Island. It's time to start our journey back up to Auckland. We will take theRead more
