Drift Bay For those of you wondering just when our travels ends I can confirm that we are almost done; but stick with me as the best is yet to come. Believe me, there are some quite sensational sights coming up...
New Zealand – Cyclone Pam, Queenstown and Arrowtown
Queenstown As the day dawned the outskirts of Cyclone Pam (named after my mum) had made their way south. It was less than 10 degrees celsius and a funeral grey hung over the land. We were not used to...
New Zealand – Franz Josef Glacier, Lake Matheson, Lake Hawea, and the best burger in the world!
Lake Hawea I’ve come to the conclusion that these islands thrive on a combination of farming and tourism. I’ve seen more sheep and cattle here than anywhere at home and the way that each area is set up to...
New Zealand – Pancake Rocks, Hokitika Gorge, Rainforest Campsite Franz Josef.
Pancake Rocks The incomparable Pancake Rocks The benefit of sunshine cannot be underestimated. It is more than a vitamin D supplement. It can lift a mood and in moderation make pale people look a far healthier colour. This was...
New Zealand – Cable Bay, Abel Tasman and the Road to Punakaiki
I thought it was going to be a day when I put my old blue jeans on. We had been warned, the South Island was going to be colder. In fact, so far, we had been very lucky with...
New Zealand – The Interislander Ferry, the Southland and Cable Bay
Wellington What a difference a night makes. It was a chilly start and we had a few chores to complete before making our way to pick up our lunchtime ferry. Things that many people creating itineraries overlook are the...
New Zealand – Lake Taupo to Wellington
Mount Ruapehu We had debated it for weeks and now it was decision time. There was the option to hike 20km along a gravel track to the famous Mt Ngauruhoe which was a stunt double for Mount Doom in...
New Zealand – Rotorua to Lake Taupo via the Waimangu Volcanic Valley
Frying Pan Lake – Smokin’! Waimangu Volcanic Valley As the days pass by and we begin to see an end to this escapade, I realise just what an incredible experience it has been and how lucky we are to...
New Zealand – Mt Manganui, Manganui Beach, the Skyline Rotorua and Luge!
I’m beginning to think that if there is superhuman: Usain Bolt, Sir Stephen Redgrave and Michael Phelps, then there is super, super human, which I have created especially for Michelle and I. We have taken on every challenge that...
New Zealand – Pahia to Tauranga via Auckland
Time to leave the Bay of Islands and head south. Again the weather was a packet of allsorts, one minute a bucket of sunshine, the next a colander full of light rain, warm rain. There is only one...