Destination: New Zealand

DAY 85. Movie Night

Thu, 19 Jan 2017 | By joyaroundtheworld | Views [373]

We all slept horribly because it was freezing and windy last night so we slept in as much as we could. I woke up after awhile and showered then had breakfast. We did a whole lot of nothing since it was stormy and rainy out again. We had soup for lunch ... Read more >

DAY 84. Rainy Q-Town

Wed, 18 Jan 2017 | By joyaroundtheworld | Views [386]

We woke up in hopes of doing fun Queenstown activities (extreme swing/bungy, gondola and luge rides, mtn biking, etc) but instead it was down pouring. I was pretty bummed out that we were in such a fun, amazing, beautiful city and the weather wasn't ... Read more >

DAY 83. Best Burgers & Cheap Bombs

Tue, 17 Jan 2017 | By joyaroundtheworld | Views [364]

In the morning, we went to Puzzling World. It had cool illusion rooms and a big outdoor maze. The illusion rooms were probably my favorite and we kind of gave up on the maze after awhile. After, we went to the beautiful Rippon Winery that overlooked ... Read more >

DAY 82. Mount Nope

Mon, 16 Jan 2017 | By joyaroundtheworld | Views [323]

We gassed up and headed inland. The drive to Lake Tekapo was gorgeous and even though it was a bit cloudy, the lake was still beautiful. I didn't expect this area to be established but it sure was with shops, lodges, and homes. We stopped and took pictures ... Read more >

Photos: Taupo, Prawn Park und Selfcontainment

Mon, 16 Jan 2017 | By bernardmarlenlilly | Flickr Photo Gallery

Nach Taupo und zum Selfcontainment

Mon, 16 Jan 2017 | By bernardmarlenlilly | Views [356]

Wir sind nur schon einige Tage mit unserem Toyota Hiace unterwegs nach Süden. Zunächst haben auf dem Weg nach Taupo das Wairakai Thermal Valley (Tal) besucht, das leider recht überschaubar und wenig spektakulär war. Zumindest gab ... Read more >

DAY 81. Beach Day

Sun, 15 Jan 2017 | By joyaroundtheworld | Views [296]

We left the house and went for breakfast. We headed out of Christchurch and drove an hour or two south to the town of Timaru. First thing we did was go to the beach. It was a busy Sunday afternoon there and a lot of people were enjoying the warm day.... Read more >

DAY 80. Recovery Day

Sat, 14 Jan 2017 | By joyaroundtheworld | Views [409]

We drove towards the water and found a cafe for breakfast. We continued walking down the same street where a little market was going on. There was also a small carnival next to the beach that we checked out but it wasn't worth hanging around for. After ... Read more >

DAY 79. Pancakes & Pong

Fri, 13 Jan 2017 | By joyaroundtheworld | Views [304]

I made pancakes for breakfast and then we made sure the coastal highway was open before we headed towards Christchurch. We drove along the water and saw all the slips that construction crews were working on. It was cool to see in person all the areas ... Read more >

Photos: New Zealand - North Island

Fri, 13 Jan 2017 | By caessar_aug | Photo Gallery

DAY 78. Didn't Expect to Make it to This Eastern Town

Thu, 12 Jan 2017 | By joyaroundtheworld | Views [372]

I woke up to an insane windstorm. It was so loud I thought the world was coming to an end and it was blowing so hard it was smashing the tent down on us. We made breakfast and headed to the springs. It was really busy but we got our tickets, changed, ... Read more >

DAY 77. Get to the Choppah

Wed, 11 Jan 2017 | By joyaroundtheworld | Views [168]

We left the holiday park and headed to the beach, it was a hot, humid, and sweaty day. We were there for a little while then Eddie asked us if we wanted to meet him and his friend for lunch. We met at a Thai place called Chokdee and the food was quite ... Read more >

DAY 76. Night Swim

Tue, 10 Jan 2017 | By joyaroundtheworld | Views [226]

We woke up and had breakfast. Cassela and I walked down to the beach through the gorgeous gardens and plants on the Shambhala grounds. Parts of the pathway had pretty rocks grouted into concrete and other parts were grass with nice hedges lining the ... Read more >

DAY 75. Rock On

Mon, 9 Jan 2017 | By joyaroundtheworld | Views [204]

We woke up to the sun beaming on our tent and we all got up and got going. Down at the hostel, everyone was awake and moving too. They had fresh brewed coffee made which was incredible compared to the instant coffee I've been having. We had breakfast ... Read more >

Photos: Rotorua, Weihnachten, Geburtstag und neuer Van

Mon, 9 Jan 2017 | By bernardmarlenlilly | Flickr Photo Gallery