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Sat, 17 May 2008 | By sarahandphil | Views [1502] | Comments [2]
Hi everyone, This week we've been climbing Mount Doom, holding our noses in Rotorua and collecting a certain ring in Auckland.... On Tuesday we did the Tongariro Crossing, which is a 7 hour walk (yes, another 7 hour walk! how did this happen?!) through ... Read more >
Fri, 16 May 2008 | By sl0ggs | Views [2156]
This morning I went further upstream past Huka Falls to see Aratiatia Dam and Rapids... The dam is opened three times a day in the winter, more in the summer, and is quite a sight. The area outside the dam is beautiful and quiet, and within a minute ... Read more >
Tags: driving, sightseeing, walking
Thu, 15 May 2008 | By sl0ggs | Views [5430] | Comments [1]
Today I walked the 18.5km Tongariro crossing, and the extra 2km Tongariro peak walk. I completed it in about 7.5 hours, with lots of stops for photo's, water and food. It is difficult to explain just how good this was! The Tongariro National Park is ... Read more >
Tags: mountains, the great outdoors, walking
Wed, 14 May 2008 | By sl0ggs | Views [1667]
This morning I went back into town and made some purchases. I got a thermal base layer top, with long sleeves for the walks when its cold (and for skiing, which I want to try whilst here!), some thermal pants and top (lol!), fully water proof over trousers ... Read more >
Tags: onward planning, shopping, sightseeing, walking
Wed, 14 May 2008 | By brentoc | Views [798]
At last! Abel Tasman
National Park! This had been the original motivation for our
trip to the South Island and now we could go
explore it :)
Our entry
point was from the east, but we didn’t have enough time to complete the trek to
the ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, beaches, hiking
Wed, 14 May 2008 | By mattnpete | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 13 May 2008 | By sl0ggs | Views [2554] | Comments [1]
I had a much needed lie-in this morning, no alarm, bliss! After spending some time online uploading photos I checked out the FAQ's for the tandem skydiving in the area and found to my disappointment that the maximum weight for a dive is 100kg's. Back ... Read more >
Tags: shopping, sightseeing, the great outdoors, walking
Tue, 13 May 2008 | By walkamile | Views [813]
Yet another bus ride! This time I went from the Hawke's Bay region to the center of the North Island and NZ's largest lake, Lake Taupo. As soon as I hopped off the bus, I booked a ride on the Ernest Kemp, a replica tugboat-like vessel. I saw the lush ... Read more >
Tue, 13 May 2008 | By walkamile | Views [484]
On the bus ride to Napier, I enjoyed a kiwiana shake (kiwi & banana) at one of the pit stops, prayed that the bus wouldn't break down as the gears made horrible noises going uphill, and had a enlightening conversation with one of the locals. I ... Read more >
Mon, 12 May 2008 | By sl0ggs | Views [2557]
This morning I was off driving to Taupo, which is very central in the north island. On route I stopped in to visit Waiotapu Thermal Wonderland. This place kicked the ass off of Te Puia for natural beauty and value for money for a visit. There is lots ... Read more >
Tags: mountains, on the road, sightseeing, the great outdoors, walking
Mon, 12 May 2008 | By brentoc | Views [826]
Our
adventure continued on to an appointment the following day with a brewery; the
original Monteiths brewery in Greymouth, no less :)
I was
suffering from a cold so wasn’t really as excited as I should’ve been about the
brewery, ... Read more >
Tags: brewery, forests
Mon, 12 May 2008 | By the-haines-rtw | Views [313]
Hi all, Well it's Monday 12th and we've just dropped off our van so we're back to having just a backpack and no wheels! Oh well, we can drink more now! From Dunedin we drove north to see the Moeraki Boulders, strange to see.. We also visited the Elephant ... Read more >
Mon, 12 May 2008 | By sarahandphil | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 12 May 2008 | By sarahandphil | Views [1115] | Comments [4]
Hi everyone, We finally made it to the North Island! After the Mediterranean-like Abel Tasman National park, we made it up as far as Golden Bay on the far Northern shores of the South Island, where we stayed in a nice little hippyish town called Takaka, ... Read more >
Sun, 11 May 2008 | By sl0ggs | Views [2549]
This morning looked like better weather, but alas the wind was still to high for a dry Zorb! I'm not too bothered as there will be other places to do this in New Zealand, and I suspect some will be more sheltered for exactly this reason... failing that ... Read more >
Tags: sightseeing, the great outdoors, walking
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