Destination: New Zealand

Hiking and Hitchhiking in the Coromandel

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 | By lburton | Views [1433] | Comments [1]

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Tags: beaches, hiking, hitchiking, north island, sun, thermal

Im slow

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 | By gborchers3 | Views [447] | Comments [5]

sorry guys, we have had a crazy past couple days and have had no time to do ANYTHING computer related.  I got some pics up today and i'll try my best to get some stories up over the next few days.  its gonna be rough as in the last 4 days we have: skydived, ... Read more >

Kaikoura

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 | By gborchers3 | Views [771] | Comments [6]

AHHHH! I'm starting to get my photos and my stories jumbled together!!! I suppose it was only a matter of time until i screwed it up ;).  Just incase your looking a the pictures wondering what the heck is going on.  The shell looking things with the ... Read more >

Gallery: Christchurch-Kaikoura (Pt 2)

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 | By gborchers3 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Queenstown (Pt 2)

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 | By gborchers3 | Photo Gallery

Queenstown to Kiakoura (Pt 2)

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 | By gborchers3 | Views [738] | Comments [5]

Its been a few days with not a whole lot to report unfortunately; largely due to the fact that most of our trip the last few days has been a repeat of places we have already been :(.  I do have a few good tidings to report though! On Tuesday we decided ... Read more >

Picton's Sequoia Lodge/ Yachting/ Queen Charlotte Track

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 | By erin_and_pete | Views [1163] | Comments [3]

Week 1 For a week now Pete and I have been working at Sequoia Lodge Backpackers in the little port town of Picton. It's located on the northern tip of the south island. Anyone traveling to the south island comes through here since the ferry from Wellington ... Read more >

Gallery: Milford Sound

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 | By gborchers3 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Makarora to Queenstown

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 | By gborchers3 | Photo Gallery

Makarora to Queenstown

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 | By gborchers3 | Views [585] | Comments [8]

Well...What we lost in action yesterday we defiantly made up for today!  The journey started off good with a beautiful and DRY morning which gave us a view of the area we were actually in.  The busy guy was right! It was beautiful (see the picture of ... Read more >

The Big Update (p1): Christchurch to Little River

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 | By laurfish | Views [1415] | Comments [1]

Hello Mom, Dad, friends, family and strangers, too. Here’s part one of the big update. I’ve spent seven sunny weeks in New Zealand so far, four in the Marlborough Sounds and three traveling NZ’s various coasts. I will attempt to recreate my ... Read more >

Tags: christchurch, fire festival, hitch-hiking, laurfish, little river, new zealand

Gallery: Makarora

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 | By gborchers3 | Photo Gallery

Makarora

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 | By gborchers3 | Views [446]

Yesterday may have well as been the most boring day we have had to date.  We left Franz Joseph in one of their "big" rain storms.  I say "big" because as we were leaving Franz Joseph it was (and had been) raining like crazy all night ... Read more >

Franz Joseph Glacier

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 | By gborchers3 | Views [729] | Comments [5]

The pictures are FINALLY up!!!! i put about 3 hours of work into this on pay-per-minute internet, so i hope someone actually looks at all these!  Post up some comments so i know there is interest ;) Today was quite cool. We are staying in a town named ... Read more >

Gallery: Franz Joseph

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 | By gborchers3 | Photo Gallery