We spent a couple of days in the cute town of Hokitika on the South Island west coast on our way down to the glaciers. Hokitika had just had a…
Day 21 — The awful day
As it goes, nothing is perfect. And this is how an awful day looks like.
Until noon everything looked just fine. It started quite nice on a campground where we had jumped roped into the crystal clear Buller river and biked into the little cozy town Murchison, which was near by…
After arrival on the South Island, we headed straight for the Smith Farm to spend a couple of days relaxing before heading out on…
Day 10 + 11 — Hiking the Queen Charlotte Track
When we found out that the legendary and beautiful Queen Charlotte Track is just a five Minute drive from the farm; we were just over the top! Miya’s really good friend is called Charlotte and we wanted to go on that hike — no matter where or how difficult it is.
Leaving our house and friends in California was really exhausting, so we were happy that we had decided to start our journey with a 5 day vacation in an Airbnb in Auckland.
We had a cute cottage only a 3 minutes walk from Mission Bay. Exactly what we needed. Between the jet lag…
Now that we are here in Auckland for five days before we get the camper van we went to see the iconic sky tower in Auckland city center. It’s the tallest building here in New Zealand and super cool. There is a nice cafe up there and…
The movers have been scheduled, the car is being sold, work is slowly wrapping up, and Christmas is almost in the house. January 14 can not come soon enough.
I think we’ve got all the gear that we need. Backpacks, sleeping bags, and mats. Cameras and GoPros and extra…