Lake Wanaka
This was a short visit, but a fun one! We stopped for lunch by the gorgeous lake, then went to the Puzzling World. We spent nearly half an hour making our way through the...
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The West Coast and the glaciers
We aren’t quite sure why anyone lives on the west coast of New Zealand. It is incredibly rainy, with sharp cold winds. And when the winds calm, the evil sandflies come out to eat...
Abel Tasmen
The Abel Tasmen National Park is along a sheltered part of coast line, with gorgeous sandy beaches and miles of bush walks. We would love to see it in summer, although it would be...
Missing: one shoe
The next day we drove for the most part, only stopping to take photographs, and to book a two a day sea-kayak and hike on the great walk in Abel Tasmen, leaving at 9am...
Over to the South Island – Marlborough
The best bit about the 4am ferry ride to the South Island was arriving into the majestic Marlborough sounds at dawn. Marlborough is statistically one of the sunniest regions in New Zealand, which makes...
Gisborne with the Kirkpatricks
Our friends, Tim and Sarah, and their sons, Joel and Zack, emigrated to New Zealand last year. They now live in sunny Gisborne on the east coast of the north island, just minutes away...
Mt Maunganui and the Knox family
We met the Knox’s in Peru and were so pleased to be able to visit them at home in New Zealand. Not only friends, they have also been critical holiday planners for us –...
The madness begins… in Taupo
We arrived in Taupo to a gorgeous sunset. The lake has a mountain backdrop and clear, still waters. The stunning scenery and fine weather leant itself to our latest activity…. Skydiving!! Skydiving was brilliant!...
The Togariro Crossing
The Tongariro Crossing is 19km hike passing through volcanic terrain including 2 volcanoes which are still active). As it is spring, a substantial part of the route is still covered in snow and ice,...