Destination: New Zealand

Wellington

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 | By genebi | Views [376] | Comments [3]

Après 3 semaines et demie dans le sud du pays, nous étions de retour à Wellington, capitale de la Nouvelle-Zélande. Ça faisait du bien de revenir dans une ville que nous connaissions. Du bien aussi de savoir qu’on pouvait dormir, stationné dans la ... Read more >

Photos: Nelson

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 | By genebi | Photo Gallery

Nelson

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 | By genebi | Views [426] | Comments [2]

Après nos péripéties pluvieuses de la côte ouest, nous nous sommes installés pour 1 semaine dans un camping dans la région de Nelson. Voici les faits saillants : Abel Tasman National Park La pointe nord-ouest de l’île du sud est un bijou ... Read more >

Photos: NZ South Island

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 | By royandania | Photo Gallery

Week #14 – Napier & Hot Water Beach

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 | By alexxdiep | Views [4777] | Comments [6]

Sorry for the two postings in a row, I didn’t have internet for a while. After we left Wellington, we drove and drove and drove until we hit Napier. Napier is a nice and quiet little Art-Deco town on the West Coast of the northern Island. We did a short ... Read more >

Photos: Napier & Hot Water Beach (NZ)

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 | By alexxdiep | Photo Gallery

Week #13 – We got our ticket home.

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 | By alexxdiep | Views [643] | Comments [2]

Nelson was great. We based ourselves in Richmond just outside of Nelson for the week. It was a good strategy since we intended to visit three different places and Nelson was dead centre of the three places. We checked in a trailer park and met a really ... Read more >

Photos: Abel Tasman, Nelson & Wellington (NZ)

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 | By alexxdiep | Photo Gallery

Home Away From Home

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 | By laurakuebel | Views [433] | Comments [2]

The past 4 or 5 days leading up to my arrival here in Dunedin were fairly uneventful - which was exactly what I was going for.  Allie and I parted ways temporarily, so I could make my way down the west coast and she could spend more time in the cities.... Read more >

Singapore, Aus and NZ

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 | By brikem21 | Views [931] | Comments [1]

After quick visit to Kunzers (great to see some friends) now off to OZ-sadly without Kemble bear-but he is being very well looked after and spent the night cuddled up to Holly. Sorry for delay in posting but this is first time in many days that we have ... Read more >

Photos: Wellington to Greymouth

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 | By courtneycarmen | Photo Gallery

Do the South! (Wellington to Greymouth)

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 | By courtneycarmen | Views [827] | Comments [1]

After chilling out in Wellington I set out on the ferry to Picton.   I had been told the ferry is much rougher than BC Ferries due to the nature of the Cook Strait so I was expecting a bumpy ride.   It turned out to be quite calm (in fact much ... Read more >

Photos: Retreat at Te Moata Retreat Centre

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 | By royandania | Photo Gallery

Photos: New Zealand 3

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 | By emma-o-scott | Photo Gallery

Sun, glaciers and an exploded radiator

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 | By emma-o-scott | Views [979] | Comments [1]

Finally the sun is shining on us (most of the time, at least …), with only the occasional down pour. We ran the Dart-Rees trail, with a side trip up to the Cascade Saddle, covering 100 km in 3 days. Lots of sun and incredible high alpine glacial ... Read more >