Tag: New Zealand

The north of the north, and auckland!

The north of the north, and auckland!

We booked a great little place to stay, Rusty Anchor, being $20 as against the other places $50! No idea how a patch of grass …

 

Dolphins and sailing…. ahhhh….. the Bay of Islands!!

Dolphins and sailing…. ahhhh….. the Bay of Islands!!

We arrived late that night, and parked up as close as possible, somewhere for free for the next day. Noodles for dinner yum! The next …

 

I never knew NZ had such great beaches! Coromandal Peninsula…

I never knew NZ had such great beaches! Coromandal Peninsula…

What an amazing peninsula!! We stopped at an incredible beach beginning with O….(neither of us can remember it!) it wasnt one that the books said …

 

North Island = Very friendly kiwi’s

North Island = Very friendly kiwi’s

After finally getting off the ferry we headed into Welly which had to be a flying visit as we really undercut our time in the …

 

Sandy North Coast

Sandy North Coast

After Clare’s early morning wine session, I then drove us up to Nelson, she did have about 20 tastes of wine! Nelson was nice, we …

 

Wine, wine and more wine and not forgetting bikes

Wine, wine and more wine and not forgetting bikes

After a very exciting morning we continued on the road (and we wonder how we went through so much petrol!) North to Blenheim, aka Marlborough …

 

Whale watching, not whaling as Clare calls it!!

Whale watching, not whaling as Clare calls it!!

Last nights conversations led us on to enquirer about doing a whale watching boat trip in Kaikoura which is a good 8 to 9 hours …

 

The West Coast

The West Coast

After Dinner we had another long drive that took us towards the glaciers but to save on money we would do another sleep in the …

 

Queenstown – otherwise known to us as, bungyyyyyy!!!

Queenstown – otherwise known to us as, bungyyyyyy!!!

Driving to Queenstown felt like one of the hardest journeys so far… Many many stops, including one for some roadside noodles! Plus a 2hr nap! …

 

lots of kayaking, lots of driving, lots of walking, the beautiful Milford Sound

lots of kayaking, lots of driving, lots of walking, the beautiful Milford Sound

Milford Sounds Once a upon a time in milford sounds…… after our brilliant relaxing christmas break we drove to milford sounds, On a journey of 120 …