Horse Riding in Glenorchy

by Astrid // January 10, 2016 // No Comments

In the morning, the sandflies had taken possession of our beautiful little spot next to the lake, so we moved on after breakfast. Glenorchy was just a few winding kilometres away, and we enjoyed every bit of them. Mads is... Continue reading →

Queenstown and Lake Wakatipu

by Astrid // January 10, 2016 // No Comments

Like most people who travel in New Zealand, we also had plans in Queenstown, New Zealand’s adventure capital. As none of us were particularly interested in near-death experiences aka bungy jumping or skydiving, we had a booking for a jet... Continue reading →

Rob Roy Glacier Valley Walk

by Astrid // January 9, 2016 // 2 Comments

The plan for the day was to walk the Rob Roy Glacier Valley Walk in the Matukituki Valley of an estimated 3-4 hours. We stopped to do some grocery shopping at Wanaka, and when that was taken care of, we... Continue reading →

The Road through Haast Pass to Lake Hawea

by Astrid // January 7, 2016 // 4 Comments

When we left Franz Josef to head South, the weather was no better than the day before. We stopped by Lake Matheson once more, just to have our expectations confirmed – the mountains had not yet returned from their hideaway... Continue reading →

Day of the Glaciers

by Astrid // January 7, 2016 // 1 Comment

The evening we arrived at our campsite in Franz Josef town, the weather was magnificent, we had a gorgeous view of the mountains, and the sandflies were eagerly enjoying us as their buffet. We had a beautiful sunset, and everything... Continue reading →

Arthur’s Pass and New Years at the Pancake Rocks

by Astrid // January 4, 2016 // 4 Comments

From Kaikoura, we followed the coast down to Christchurch, and took the SH73 to go over Arthur’s Pass. We had to drive quite a bit that day, but it didn’t really feel long because the scenery was so stunning. Driving... Continue reading →

Kaikoura and the Whales

by Astrid // January 4, 2016 // 2 Comments

We could easily have spent a few weeks in the beautiful Abel Tasman National Park, but the following morning we left for Kaikoura. We don’t seize to be amazed at the different landscapes – at one point you are going... Continue reading →

Interislander and Abel Tasman National Park

by Astrid // December 30, 2015 // 5 Comments

We had beautiful weather for the trip to the South Island – as we have had almost all the time here so far. The ferry ride is known to be one of the most beautiful ferry rides in the world,... Continue reading →

Destination Wellington – and Goodbye to the North Island

by Astrid // December 28, 2015 // No Comments

On December 25th, our destination was Wellington. It was a bit of a transportation day, since the primary target was making sure that we would be somewhere near the Interislander – the ferry to the South Island – on the... Continue reading →

A Very Different Christmas at Napier

by Astrid // December 28, 2015 // No Comments

We took off towards Napier the day after the Crossing – with impressions still settling, and rather sore feet and legs. Every time we are on the road going somewhere, there are so many landscapes to take in, look-out points... Continue reading →