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Sat, 22 Apr 2017 | By guild_family_of_3 | Views [806]
THE JOURNEY
I was really looking forward to some down time on the beach and not having to drive anywhere after our fairly fast paced month on the South Island. Our next Airbnb spot was a small bach in a nice, mellow cove, away from the city, no hosts ... Read more >
Tags: driving, karikari peninsula, new zealand, northland, storm
Wed, 19 Apr 2017 | By excellentadventure | Views [537]
Whale watching day! Perfect conditions for our hunt and in the end we saw a Sperm whale, Fur seals and Humpbacks. Very impressive, even what looked like a home made sonar devise to pickup the whale calls...But we found em and there was breaching involved! ... Read more >
Tue, 18 Apr 2017 | By excellentadventure | Views [618]
The loooong ass drive begins. SH1 closed due to earthquake repair so it's changed the route from 2 hours - 7 hours. But it's ok, our unofficial hitch hiker Sean 2 is going us for the ride to Christchurch. On our way we stopped off at picturesque Lake ... Read more >
Mon, 17 Apr 2017 | By excellentadventure | Views [475]
Up at 4:45, to get on the Interislander across to Picton on the South island. Good memories of Norway and the fjords. Quick stop in town then wine country, stopping at Moa brewery to cider, then Sean met us at Cloudy Bay. Sooooo nice just sitting in ... Read more >
Sun, 16 Apr 2017 | By excellentadventure | Views [355]
Big sleep in. More rain but headed to Mt Victoria to have a soggy squizz at the view over Wellington. Then discovery for the rest of the day... Around the airport, cool houses all along the coast. Enjoyed a mighty fine cook up and gave us the chance ... Read more >
Sun, 16 Apr 2017 | By guild_family_of_3 | Views [510]
THE CONCLUSION
All in all, New Zealand’s South Island was an absolute joy and we can’t wait to go back some day. All done with the South Island, we had a leisurely breakfast at our favorite restaurant (the Darfield Bakery remained our ... Read more >
Sun, 16 Apr 2017 | By guild_family_of_3 | Views [808]
NATURAL WONDERS
New Zealand is so full of beautiful places, it truly is as incredible as it seems. Also full of hedges. Not sure what that’s about, but the entire island is covered in hedges. And I don’t mean cute ornamental lawn hedges.... Read more >
Tags: devils punchbowl, natural wonders, penguins, seals
Sun, 16 Apr 2017 | By guild_family_of_3 | Views [750]
THE FOOD
I won’t say it’s quite the same as Europe, but Kiwis eat out a lot. They probably have more cafés per square km than Alaska has coffee shops. New Zealand also has a much greater Asian influence than I realized before our ... Read more >
Tags: food, restaurants
Sun, 16 Apr 2017 | By guild_family_of_3 | Views [797]
PART 2 - THE CITIES
Christchurch is a truly fantastic city. It is green, filled with art, easy to navigate, and has so much to see and offer, even after the earthquake which was most humbling to see the aftermath of. There is an enormous park in the ... Read more >
Tags: christchurch, dunedin, oamaru, playgrounds
Sun, 16 Apr 2017 | By guild_family_of_3 | Views [548]
South Island, New Zealand
Well, let’s just excuse the fact that I meant for this to be a daily or weekly journal, and then I will tell all about our adventures on the South Island of New Zealand.
PART 1 - THE HOSTS
While trying ... Read more >
Sat, 15 Apr 2017 | By excellentadventure | Views [452]
Huka Falls - Amazeballs! The amount of water pumping through the skinny gorge could fill an olympic-sized swimming pool in just 11 seconds. Insane. I'll need to research geothermal electricity because it sounds really interesting...the river generates ... Read more >
Sat, 15 Apr 2017 | By guild_family_of_3 | Photo Gallery
Adventures on the South Island of New Zealand 2017
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Tags: family fun, new zealand, south island
Sat, 15 Apr 2017 | By guild_family_of_3 | Views [632]
Let's begin in Phoenix, AZ. We left late to pick up the rental car (I don't actually know how to be on time for anything. Ever.) and then had a fun time explaining to the girls at the counter that yes, I actually did need the booster seat that we requested ... Read more >
Tags: fiji airport, flying, new zealand, travel
Fri, 14 Apr 2017 | By excellentadventure | Views [496]
Slow start to the day. Walked to the Maori Cultural Centre to check the geothermal activity and a traditional Maori performance. The HaKa is more impressive when you have those tongues and bulging eyes right in front of you. Explored the village but ... Read more >
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