The Banks peninsula and Christchurch : last step in New Zealand After a cold and rainy night, we hit the road to the Banks Peninsula, and Sumner Beach more precisely, to meet up with our favorite Swiss family, that we first met in Patagonia. We get together for lunch right by the beach, and spend … Continue reading The Banks peninsula and Christchurch : last step in New Zealand
A few days at the foot of Mount Cook We get to one of the last stages of our trip in New Zealand, the region around Mount Cook and the Pukaki lake. Mount Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand at 12,277 ft altitude. Actually most of the mountains above 10,000 ft in New … Continue reading A few days at the foot of Mount Cook
Video – Milford Sound After a very slow and spotty Wi-Fi, and some copyright infringement issues, here is finally the video of our few days around Milford Sound. Continue reading Video – Milford Sound
Milford Sound : New Zealand’s must see fjord After a great night by the Wakatipu lake, we hit the road to Milford Sound. Milford Sound is the most visited site in New Zealand. This fjord is a UNESCO world heritage site, and supposedly one of the prettiest fjord in the world. So off we go! … Continue reading Milford Sound : New Zealand’s must see fjord
Wanaka, Queenstown & Glenorchy : between lakes and mountains Wanaka, a wonderful hike For our first day near Wanaka, we decided to hike up Ismuth Peak. The most famous hike around Wanaka is the Roy’s Peak, but that means hiking with hundreds of people on the same track. All of that just because they want … Continue reading Wanaka, Queenstown & Glenorchy : between lakes and mountains
Rainy West Coast After an awesome day in the Abel Tasman national park, we hit the road along the west coast. And it rained absolutely all day long. Thankfully we hadn’t plan on doing much except drive since we knew the weather was going to be bad. We wanted to stop at Cape Foulwind, known … Continue reading Rainy West Coast
Video – Ferry to South island and Abel Tasman Here below is a short video of our first step on the South island. Continue reading Video – Ferry to South island and Abel Tasman
Ferry to the South Island and Abel Tasman national park After a day and a half in Wellington, it is time to leave the North island and head down to the South island. To do so we have to take the ferry from Wellington to Picton, and that lasts about 3 and a half hours. … Continue reading Ferry to the South Island and Abel Tasman national park
Wellington : last days on the North island Tongariro hike : a total failure After a night in a free campsite near the Tongariro national park, we wake up early. The goal of the day is to do the Tongariro alpine crossing hike. This hike is supposed to be the most beautiful hike in New … Continue reading Wellington : last days on the North island
Video – Coromandel and Rotorua Below is the video of our first days with the van, along the Coromandel peninsula and down to the Rotorua and its very active geothermal activity. Continue reading Video – Coromandel and Rotorua
