We started the day at the carpark. The weather app told us the day before sunshine well guess what that didn’t happen? There was lots of rain and heavy wind. So quick breakfast with yoghurt and no coffee…?after a while the rain stopped so did we at a viewpoint along the road. Then the rain […]
Started the day at the parking from the Junction Cafe. It’s a parking for self-contained vans just before Arthurs Pas. It’s the pass we want to drive today and explore some of this area everyone is talking about. Can it come up to the expectations after our triple drive through Haast? Well the day started […]
We started the day early at the Franz Josef Glacier. After our Haas 3.0 adventure we choose the Fj walk instead of FJ and Fox. Still tired from the long drive yesterday. So actually very happy with this walk in the park! ? Walk in the park I hear you thinking? Yes the DoC has […]
Blue Pools We started the day where we ended last day. So get out and start hiking for a short walk to the blue pools. But the rain washed out the deep blue colors. So we had some greyblueishgreen pools. But still beautiful to see with the early morning sun. Fantail Falls This was a […]
Today we had an early start to catch some sunset light at lake wannaka. So after an short night of sleep we started our van. Didn’t even had any coffee? Lake Wannaka Well return to our subject for this morning lake Wannaka and it’s famous tree. I didn’t prepare anything for this. My original idea […]
Finally a travel update had some other activities the last days and fell asleep the moment my head touched my pillow? Well continue where I left. We stayed for the night at Brighton at a cool freecamping site. We woke up with a nice sunset and left the campsite because we read about a cool […]
Today was a really nice day full of exploring beaches around Dunedin. The day started fresh with a skinnydip session in the ocean at sunrise. Nothing beats a good skinnydip but damn this one was cold? Now we’re fully awake just start the van and go explore! First stop the strange Mouraki Boulders. Strange I […]
Today we had a beautiful sunrise with a surprise! Mt Cook was there without any clouds surrounding the top? So no plan B today but continue plan A and bring a visit to Mt Cook. While we arrived early at the parking it was clear that lots of people had the same thoughts. It was […]
Already a few days in New Zealand but no connection on my mobile with Skinny..? so last days and today in one post! First days around lake Camp, free camping at a beautiful spot. We did some hikes in the area for some Lord of the Rings scenery. We’ve seen Rohan and Helms Deep. The […]
We just arrived earlier this evening at Christchurch!? Eated someting at the local pub. Ordered myself a ribs menu while my girlfriend choose a green curry. Ribs were good but not perfect so not worth it for traveling such a distance. ? But the best is I can walk again in my shorts and flipflops. […]
