The first of January 2012! Happy New Year to all who read our blog, we really appreciate you! We didn’t start our new year with …
New Zealand – Franz Josef Skydive – 10th Dec
When we woke up the sky was clear and we could see across to the glaciers and mountains. We knew it!! Today would be our …
New Zealand – Franz Josef / Fox Glacier & Gillespie’s Beach – 9th Dec
We were at the skydive office in Franz Josef nice and early only to receive the information that we wouldn’t be skydiving that morning!! We …
New Zealand – Punakaiki Pancake Rocks / Okarito – 8th Dec
The following morning we revisited the pancake rocks to see if the high tide was making more of a blowing impression but it was not …
New Zealand – Tauraunga Bay / Punakaiki – 7th Dec
We started out early and drove to Westport to have our breakfast as there were less sand flies and a supermarket for us to stock …
New Zealand – Abel Tasman / Takaka – 5th/6th Dec
The skydive was off once again! We found this out bright and early and decided we would hang around for the morning to see if …
New Zealand – Motueka / Nelson – 3rd/4th Dec
We struggled to find a place to camp the night before on our way over to the Nelson region from Blenheim, so we opted for …
New Zealand – Marlborough Sounds – 30th Nov/2nd Dec
This was to be 3 days of sheer relaxation and fun with Vic and Dave. Starting early we all piled into “Po” along with bedding, …
New Zealand – Wellington – 27th/28th November
As we had previously booked our north island to south ferry online we were getting short on time and wanted to explore Wellington before leaving. …
New Zealand – Napier / Tongariro Alpine Crossing – 26th/27th November
After a spot of skyping home from Hastings and a drive out to some of the beaches south of Napier at midday we got in …
New Zealand – Napier – 25th November
For the first time in New Zealand we decided to spend two nights in the same location/campsite. Not far from Napier is Eskdale Park a …
New Zealand – Wanaka – 11th/12th Dec
It was quite a drive from Franz Josef to Wanaka so we broke up the journey with an overnight stop at the DOC campground located …