Meet Cow. For those of you who have stayed with us at our home in Auckland, you may have met Cow already, as he usually lives in our spare room. We thought it would be fun to bring Cow on our world trip so that he too could expand his horizons. Here he is pre-trip,…
Category: New Zealand
Leaving on a jet plane…don’t know when we’ll be back again…
It has been a busy last few days in New Zealand! After our South Island travels we spent some time in Palmerston North which was slightly less fun than expected given that I (Karen) had to go to the dentist two days running. Getting fillings makes me feel woozy, tired and pretty pathetic – so…
Kaiteriteri-Picton
We had a great few days in Kaiteriteri. We decided to spend some time relaxing on the beach and reading, and then spent some time exploring Motueka. The rains came down and left huge puddles all through the campgrounds, but our tent stayed dry. It meant that we did some exploring of craft shops and…
West Coast
We drove from Fox Glacier to Westport, stopping for lunch at Hokitika. The west coast put on a stunning day weather wise for us – none of the famous rain in sight. On Hokitika beach people had been really creative and made all kinds of driftwood sculptures – my favourite was the horse. We went…
Fox and Franz Glaciers
We headed to Fox Glacier over the Haast Pass and did a couple of small walks on the way, including to the Blue Pools. When we got to Fox Glacier, we walked to the Glacier face and had a great clear view of the Glacier. We drove out to Gillespies Beach, and were lucky to…
Queenstown to Wanaka
One of the highlights of our time in Queenstown was taking the gondola up behind Queenstown in the late afternoon. The Remarkables were nearly clear, and while we were up there we went luging. Luging is incredible fun – a lot like sledding but on a concrete surface. Reuben managed to beat me down the…
Milford Sound and Queenstown
We drove to Te Anau via Gore so we could see friends, and then set up camp at the Totara campsite in the Eglinton Valley on the road to Milford Sound. We had almost the whole camp to ourselves, and it was nice not having the whole 2 hour drive from Te Anau to Milford….
Dunedin
We had four nights staying with friends in Mosgiel, just outside of Dunedin. I had lived in Dunedin when I was little, so I was keen to revisit some places as well as see some new things. As well as catching up with friends, some of our highlights were: Walking up Baldwin St, the steepest…
Tekapo-Mt Cook-Twizel
We spent two days in Twizel, located south of Geraldine. On the way we stopped in Tekapo, seeing the Church of the Good Shepherd and the famous dog statue. We based ourselves in Twizel, and on the day of our 2nd wedding anniversary went to Aoraki Mt Cook for the day and did a lovely…
Christchurch-Geraldine
Staying in Christchurch was an odd experience. Reuben and I had been to Christchurch for a weekend right before they experienced their first big quake in September 2010, and had done lots of touristy things then. It was very strange to no longer be able to go to the centre of town, to see the…
Meandering Kiwis 