Happy new year from Auckland!!! Arrived in Auckland 30. December after some fantastic days in Raglan. Just after writing the last blog entry in Thames we picked up a newspaper and saw that the weather for northland was gonna be s***ty. So we decided to go southwest and see some areas that we had not seen yet, and it was a very good decision. Arrived in Raglan in the evening, and spent a very chilly evening at the hotel having some drinks in the sunset. Raglan is...

Update from the North Island! Here follows an update on what we've been doing so far on the north island:) Wellington-Otaki: Took the Picton-Wellington ferry on Saturday 20. December in pouring rain. Took a travel sickness pill, and read afterwards that you should not drive a car after doing so....hehe! So instead of just continuing driving north from Wellington we had a short stop and went to the cinema to see Madagaskar 2....funny!!! In the evening we braved ...

19/12-08 The last days on the south Island! Queenstown-Mt.Cook: It was with a heavy heart that we left Queenstown on Wednesday- we both really enjoyed ourselves there with the incredible beautiful scenery and tranquil atmosphere. After leaving Queenstown we started to head north towards Mt. Cook, and arrived in the late afternoon. Before setting up camp for the evening we drove into the Tasman Valley, and walked for 30 minutes to reach the lookout point for the...

19/12-08 The last days on the south Island! Queenstown-Mt.Cook: It was with a heavy heart that we left Queenstown on Wednesday- we both really enjoyed ourselves there with the incredible beautiful scenery and tranquil atmosphere. After leaving Queenstown we started to head north towards Mt. Cook, and arrived in the late afternoon. Before setting up camp for the evening we drove into the Tasman Valley, and walked for 30 minutes to reach the lookout point for the...

15/12-08 First adventures from New Zealand! Christchurch to Abel Tasman National Park: We arrived 10. December in Christchurch, and spent the day just walking around and eating a fabulous dinner at Dux de Lux, I really recommend it!!! The following day we picked up our rental camper van from Spaceships, which is a Toyota Lucida pimped so you can camp with it. The car contains all the equipment you need for camping, including a cooker, utensils, table & cha...