So you think we have bad weather in the UK? This place has the most rainfall recorded anywhere on the globe. Annual rainfall is measured in metres (about 7 a year) not millimetres! The Soulvan sprang a leak whilst we were staying here – bad timing – but no real flooding, thank goodness. It was Read More »
6. Woche_____05. – 11. Februar 2009 Am Freitag wollte ich dann eigentlich einen Fallschirmsprung machen, es war aber den ganzen Tag so bewoelkt, dass alle Spruenge gestrichen wurden. Ich habe dann gar nichts gemacht habe. Chris hat mir dann nochmal ein Tattoo verpasst. Hatten ja sonst nix zu tun. Abends bin ich dann mit meinen Read More »
Met genoeg tijd om in Auckland aan te komen was het een redelijk relaxede rit. Ik heb deze keer maar de gratis weg gepakt in plaats van een stuk tolsnelweg plus -tunnel van $2.00 (ja, je blijft Hollander, hè). Wel opvallend is dat ik onderweg door drie verschillende rode Ferrari’s ben ingehaald. Ik vermoed dat Read More »
We had a fun weekend up around Dargaville, a town on the west coast of Northland. We stayed at the Kaihu Farm Hostel which Avani loved. There were lots of animals there that she liked, including cows, sheep, two pet kunekune pigs, and a great farm dog, Buster. And since there were chickens there, we Read More »
Greymouth – Christchurch via Arthur’s Pass We bought a 7 day rail pass so we could journey back to Auckland via some world famous train lines. We first caught a train to Greymouth where we had lunch before backing our tracks back to Arthur’s Pass National Park. It was meant to be one of the Read More »
Hey! I hope you are all good, I cant believe that it is December already! it seems that 2009 is just zooming by and I cant quite believe that we are heading into Christmas. Believe me, its really weird having our first warm Christmas, I keep seeing the sky at night get lighter and lighter Read More »
So we headed back north on thursday evening, but before I leave Queenstown, I forgot to mention that Amy P., friend from New York city (no, she’s not my girlfriend) and travel partner met the man of her dreams Thursday night. His name is Taylor, and at the moment he was traveling the world for Read More »
As some of you already know, I spent the last 2 weeks on a road trip in the South Island. The whole trip, while exhausting, was a total blast and absolutely chalked full of incredible scenery. Here’s a rundown of the trips events: I flew from Auckland into Christchurch on Feb 7th, met up with Read More »
We’re doing well – this is our second blog in two days. It’s all very well dashing about NZ doing amazing things, but at some point one has to organise domestic stuff and, as Harry says, “domestic stuff is too hard for men”. The motel at Wanaka was blessed with a laundry and, as luck Read More »
Marc, Rose and Catherine (Rose’s Mum) kayaked down the Whanganui River at Waitangi Weekend. We started from Whakahoro after a long drive in we stayed the night in the old school house there. We took Marc’s single sea kayak and hired another one from the rental place at Whakahoro, a big mistake. While they were Read More »
