New Zealand: Another Journey Ends
Our flights were hours apart, but we went to Auckland airport together. Four weeks together was long enough to remember what it’s like to be a family. Mum, Dad and […]
Tag Archives: North Island
New Zealand: The Auckland Region
Time was running out, dragging enthusiasm kicking and screaming with it. We could have driven on to Auckland but the thought of finding parking for a camper van pushed us […]
New Zealand: Hobbiton
The entire journey from Christchurch until now I’ve been torn between homes to dinosaurs or the realms of elves, dwarves, orcs and goblins. The landscapes of New Zealand are without […]
New Zealand: Rotorua
The Craters of the Moon were just the first hint of the serious volcanic activity spread across the centre of New Zealand’s north island. Our nostrils were attacked with a […]
New Zealand: Lake Taupo & The Waikato Valley
After completing the Tongariro Alpine Crossing, the atmosphere in the van changed. I don’t think I was the only one who felt this way. We were making our way towards […]
New Zealand: The Tongariro Alpine Crossing
A single snow capped peak towered towards the sky. Mount Ruapehu looked like the remains of a mountain after a serious of violent eruptions have torn its summit to pieces […]
New Zealand: Crossing The Cook Straight
The journey on to Picton felt like a race against the clock, we stopped overnight along the way, before driving on to make the ferry on time. Along the way […]
